Network Fundamentals Quiz

Impact of the Internet

• The term used by Cisco to refer to the impact of the Internet and networks on people is not specified.

Global Communities

• Cisco emphasizes that the key to encouraging global communities over the Internet is collaboration.

Technology Then and Now

• The platform for future possibilities, according to Cisco, is the Internet.

Networking Today

• Cisco welcomes a world where people are more powerful together than apart, where connectivity enables collaboration and innovation.

Types of Networks

• Internet is a type of network that connects hundreds of millions of computers worldwide.

Network Components

• Computers that provide information to end devices on the network are called servers.
• In peer-to-peer networking, it is typical for a client to also function as a server.

Network Communication

• The term used for the computers that send requests to the servers to retrieve information is clients.

Empowerment through Technology

• The Internet has empowered individuals to create information that can be accessed globally.

Network-supported Communication

• The forms of communication supported by networks include video conferencing, email, and instant messaging, but fax is not mentioned as a way networks support the way we work.