Data transmission can be controlled using a timing signal such as a -----

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What type of transmission sends data in blocks whilst sharing a clock signal?

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A receiving device begins listening once a -------- is received and ends once a ----------- is subsequently received.

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Data is read at predetermined intervals by the receiving device using its own ----------- --------

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------------- transmission occurs when data is sent simultaneously along different lines and -------------

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----------- transmission occurs across a single wire or channel by sending each part separately

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Serial transmission can run at much ------- frequencies than Parallel transmission, resulting in an overall ---------- data throughput than parallel.

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The rate at which information is transmitted across a comms channel is called ------- rate, measured in -----------s

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The rate at which data is transmitted is called --- rate

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The amount of data that can be transmitted at any one time across a channel is --------------

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Any measured delay in the receiving of transmitted data is called -----------

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---------- are the sets of rules that communicating devices follow to ensure the accurate sending and receiving of messages.

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Bit rate is directly ----------------- to bandwidth

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As more bandwidth is made available, the number of bits that can be sent --------------

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The arrangement of computers and network hardware is defined as its ------------

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Which topology has a central hub with communicating devices connected directly to it.

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A network where communicating devices are all connected but only two can communicate at any one time are in a -------- topology.

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A Network host is a device on a network identified by a (a)   address on that network

SSID stands for --------- --- -----------

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MAC is

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CSMA stands for

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In controlling the sending / receiving of data, CA stands for

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To bridge the gap between wireless network adaptors you would use a ------------ ------------- adapter

(a)  

RTS stands for

(a)  

CTS stands for

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An ISP is an

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An ----------- ------------- is an organisation that manages the allocation of internet resources within a geographic region.

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The major data route between key points within a network is called a -------------

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Routers move packets of data on to other routers until they reach their destination in a process called -------- ----------

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Not all connections on the internet use the same protocol, so where this happens, devices called ----------- handle the translation between networks.

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Packets are assembled from chunks of original data together with a header and -----------

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A URI is a uniform resource ---------- and a URL is a uniform resource ------------

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An identifier for each device on a network is an -- ------------

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AS an IP address is not user friendly a ---------- name is used instead.

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The complete domain location of a specific resource within the DNS is called a FQDN which stands for

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To protect a private network client when accessing the internet a ------ server is used.

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what is the name of the process which checks packet headers to ensure they contain the type of packet data allowed by that network - packet -----------

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--------------- inspection is the examination of packets to determine if they are part of a valid communication chain with an internal client.

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----------- encryption is a secret key applied to messages that only the communicating devices know about.

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----------- encryption - data encrypted with these keys can only be decrypted with a paired private key.

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A Certificate Authority can issue a ----------- certificate to prove the identity of the sending client.

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With a digital signature, the entire message is ---------- . This value is encrypted with the sender's private key, meaning only the provider of the paired public key could possibly have sent the message.

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A ------- is a self replicating piece of malware

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Malicious code hidden inside legitimate-looking sources, that trick users into executing it, is called a ---------

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improved code ------------ is the developing and testing of software thoroughly to mitigate vulnerabilities

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TCP/IP stands for -------- control protocol / ------------ protocol

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Which layer of TCP/IP ensures that data sent is in a consistent format as expected by the receiving device

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Which layer of TCP/IP breaks apart the data to be sent and ensures that the order of the parts is maintained?

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Which layer of TCP/IP records the IP address of both the sending and receiving devices so that they can locate one another across the network?

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Which layer of TCP/IP interacts with the physical medium by which the communication will travel, adding hardware MAC addresses so that traffic can be directed appropriately?

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What does HTTP stand for? which controls the sending / receiving of World Wide Web resources.

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In addition to IP address information, data packets specify the ---- that the receiving device should be listening on.

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Ports above what number are free to use as client ports for private network purposes?

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Below port number ----- ports that different common services use are reserved and above this, they are unreserved.

(a)  

The destination IP address and port number combine to create a ------

(a)  

FTP stands for ----- -------- ---------

(a)  

what controls the communication of hypermedia documents? in abbreviated form

(a)  

What does POP in POP3 stand for?

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What does SMTP stand for?

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What protocol provides a secure channel between two points so that unsecured data can be sent? unabbreviated

(a)  

Email is handled using ------------ servers

(a)  

The -- address of an email server is recorded in the -------- records.

(a)  

IP addresses are constructed from four ------ of binary data separated by full stops.

(a)  

IP addresses are consist of 2 parts, a ---------- identifier and a ---- identifier

(a)  

An octet is a group of ? bits

(a)  

What is used to identify where the network identification portion of an IP address ends and where the host identifier begins? a ------- ------

(a)  

The limited number of values possible for version 4 IP addresses has meant a newer standard of IP address is required, this is IP version 6 which uses --------------- numbers separated by ---------

(a)  

What does DHCP stand for?

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DHCP is a protocol which allows IP addresses of hosts to be ---------------- prior to communicating on a network

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When a host boots, its ---- DHCP is polled to request an IP address and other network settings such as the ------ mask and primary DNS servers.

(a)  

NAT stands for

(a)  

NAT is a service which provides translation between two different __ _________ spaces

(a)  

---- forwarding works on the edge of the network to relay traffic to an appropriate server hosted on a private network.

(a)  

What kind of protocol provides a persistent connection between a client and server, removing the need for a request/response cycle initiated by the client?

(a)  

Using a websocket protocol, data can be sent full ------- allowing the server of a web page to refresh elements as and when they change.

(a)  

---- duplex is where one node can communicate at one time.

(a)  

what does CRUD stand for?

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What are the equivalent SQL commands for CRUD?

(a)  

What does REST stand for?

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In REST, Create Retrieve Update Delete use - POST GET --- & -------

(a)  

Different methods can be used by web services to format data objects between servers and clients. Javascript Object Notation is known as ---- and XML is known as Extensible ------- Language

(a)  

JSON is easier to read by humans and can be -------- to break it down into component parts read for processing.

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