Networking

A network interface is

• how data is transferred in and out of a computer system

• the layout of a network

• how a computer is found on the network

• none of the above

A network that is not publicly accessible to the larger internet

• DNS

• LAN

• WAN

• ISP

A network that is accessible to the internet at large

• DNS

• LAN

• WAN

• ISP

This unit is how data travels through a network with information that identifies its intended address and how many units there should be.

• Protocol

• Packet

• Port

• DNS

An address on a single machine that be tied to a specific piece of software.

• Protocol

• Packet

• Port

• DNS

A set of rules and standards used for communication on a network.

• Protocol

• Packet

• Port

• DNS

The physical address of a device that does not change

• MAC address

• IP address

• domain name

• hostname

An address of a device that that is used to find it on a network. This address can change.

• MAC address

• IP address

This uses layers to represent the logical operations during a communication exchange

• Network Address Translation

• OSI Model

• DNS Server

• Wide Area Network

This device takes in packets and reads the MAC address of the destination

• Switch

• Router

• Firewall

• Proxy