Cisco Module 2 Chapter 1

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Basic Networking Chapter One Study Guide - Student 1. Explain how networks affect the way we communicate, collaborate, and share. The human network is a creation of online communities for the exchange of ideas and information has the potential to increase productivity opportunities across the globe. The internet has changed the manner in which social, personal, commercial, political interactions occur. 2. What is Communication? The activity of conveying information through the exchange of messages, thoughts, or information, as by speech, visuals, writing, signals or behavior Quality of Communication a. External factors- The quality of the pathway between sender and receiver, number of times a message has to change form, number of message redirects and readdressed b. Internal QoS factors- The complexity of the message, the importance of the message, the size of the message 3. What are the traditional Service Networks: c. Computer, Telephone- Early data networks were limited to exchanging character-based information between connected computer systems. Traditional telephone, radio, and television networks were maintained separately from data networks. In the past every one of those services needed its own dedicated network. 4. List the basic characteristics of a network that supports communication in a small to medium-sized business. 5. Explain fault tolerance in Circuit Switched Network 6. Explain Packet-Switched Networks 7. Define scalability as it relates to networks. 8. Explain Quality of Service (QoS) and provide examples 9. Describe Network security and samples of possible intruders’ methods. 10. What are the key components of a network? 11. Give examples of the key components from #11: 12. Describe the difference between a physical and logical topology 13.

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