Introduction to Networking Concepts

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What standard organization is responsible for Internet standards and protocols?

IETF

Which layer of the network model is responsible for Routing Algorithm?

Network layer

What type of communication link carries light pulses?

Optical Fiber

What technology provides connection to the internet within a range of about 10 meters?

WIFI

What does IOT stand for in the context of networking?

Internet of Things

Which organization provides infrastructure services to applications such as web and video streaming?

End System

What is the process of changing one or more local private IP addresses into a global public IP address?

Network Address Translation (NAT)

Which network security device is placed between the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the local area network (LAN) devices?

Firewall

What occurs when work arrives faster than it can be serviced by a network device?

Queueing

Which action determines the source-destination paths taken by a packet in a network?

Routing

What is the rate at which bits are being sent from sender to receiver?

Throughput

Which program provides delay measurement from source to router along an end-to-end Internet path towards the destination?

Traceroute program

What type of attack involves attackers making resources unavailable to legitimate traffic by overwhelming the resource with bogus traffic?

"Denial of service"

What type of process waits to be contacted within the same host in a client-server architecture?

"Server" process

What is used to address processes and receive messages in different hosts within a network?

"Port numbers"

Which technology breaks application-layer messages into packets for transmission over a network?

"Packet-switching"

What does the acronym IETF stand for in the context of Internet standards?

Internet Engineering Task Force

Which type of network layer is responsible for the transmission of electrical signals and error correction?

Link layer

What technology allows different channels to be transmitted in different frequency bands?

FDM (frequency division multiplexing)

Which organization provides infrastructure services to applications such as web and video streaming?

Internet

What type of connection provides access to the internet within a range of about 10 meters?

WIFI

What does the acronym RFC stand for in the context of Internet standards?

Request for Comments

Which communication link carries light pulses?

Fiber

Which technology is commonly used for file transfer over short distances with limited rates?

Bluetooth

What is the collection of devices, routers, and links managed by an organization called?

(ISP) Internet Service Provider

What does the acronym FDM stand for in the context of network communication?

Frequency Division Multiplexing

This quiz covers basic networking concepts including end systems, servers, packet switches, communication links, networks, the Internet, internet standards, and infrastructure services. Test your knowledge of the fundamental elements of networking.

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