Computer Networks Lecture 1: Introduction to Networks and Internet
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What is the primary focus of the book 'Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach' by Jim Kurose and Keith Ross?

  • Application Layer (correct)
  • Internet History
  • Physical Media
  • Network Core

Which chapter of the book 'Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach' covers the topic of Internet History?

  • Chapter 3 (correct)
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 4

In the lecture agenda, what is emphasized as the primary focus of the Internet?

  • Access Networks
  • Hosts
  • Protocol
  • Network Edge (correct)

Which layer of computer networks deals with packet and circuit switching, as mentioned in the lecture agenda?

<p>Link Layer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the book 'Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach' refer to as 'a network of networks'?

<p>Internet (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept is highlighted in the lecture agenda as a key component of the Internet's performance?

<p>Throughput (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the components of the Internet?

<p>Network links, network core, and protocols (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are non-traditional devices connected to the Internet called?

<p>Internet things (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is data transmitted between different networks?

<p>Routers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the different types of physical media used for communication links?

<p>Copper wire, satellite, and fiber optics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which devices are considered as network edges in the Internet?

<p>Computing devices and hosts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What measures the transmission rate of a communication link?

<p>Bits per second (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What takes a packet arriving on one of its incoming communication links and forwards that packet on one of its outgoing communication links?

<p>Link-layer switches (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is used for forwarding packets between different networks?

<p>Computing devices (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Internet things" such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, TVs, gaming consoles, watches, eye glasses, and cars are considered as:

<p>Hosts or end systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do different communication links transmit data at?

<p>Different rates measured in bits/second (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the lecture's agenda?

<p>Internet Future (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the book 'Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach', what does the Internet primarily consist of?

<p>Networks of Networks (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of computer networks deals with packet and circuit switching, as mentioned in the lecture agenda?

<p>Link Layer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized as a key component of the Internet's performance, as per the lecture agenda?

<p>Throughput (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chapter of the book 'Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach' covers the topic of the Internet's Introduction?

<p>Chapter 1 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are 'Internet things' such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, TVs, gaming consoles, watches, eye glasses, and cars considered as in the context of networking?

<p>Network Edges (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a packet switch as described in the text?

<p>To segment data and add header bytes to each segment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which devices are considered as network edges in the Internet?

<p>Desktop PCs and Linux workstations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are non-traditional devices connected to the Internet called?

<p>Internet of Things (IoT) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is used for forwarding packets between different networks?

<p>Routers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do different communication links transmit data at?

<p>Different rates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What measures the transmission rate of a communication link?

<p>Bits per second (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the book 'Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach' refer to as 'a network of networks'?

<p>$6^{th}$ edition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of computer networks deals with packet and circuit switching, as mentioned in the lecture agenda?

<p>Network core (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chapter of the book 'Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach' covers the topic of Internet History?

<p>Introduction to the Internet (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the lecture agenda, what is emphasized as the primary focus of the Internet?

<p>Interconnecting billions of computing devices worldwide (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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