Networking Self-Teaching Guide: OSI, TCP/IP, LANs, MANs, WANs, Implementation, Management, and Maintenance

Appendix A. Additional Exercises

Chapter 1 — Introduction to Networking

1. What is an Internet service provider? (Section 1.1)

2. An internet is often confused with the ____________, but an internet is not necessarily part of the ____________. (Section 1.1)

3. What is an extranet? (Section 1.1)

4. In a client/server network relationship, the ____________ stores data that is used by the users of the organizational LAN. (Section 1.1)

5. List three examples of a shared network resource. (Section 1.1)

6. What is a network protocol? (Section 1.2)

7. What is the name of the ARPA subgroup that was set up to focus on research pertaining to anything that related to computing? (Section 1.2)

8. What are the four locations that made up the original ARPANET? (Section 1.2)

9. The Nations Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was developed originally to allow researchers access to five supercomputers. Where were these supercomputers located? (Section 1.2)

10. A ____________ standard is a standard that is developed and owned by a specific vendor. (Section 1.3)

11. What is a de facto standard? (Section 1.3)

12. ANSI is the organization that represents the United States in working with the global community on discussions relating to two important global standards organizations. Name these standards organizations. (Section 1.3)

13. A ____________ ____________is a team of IEEE professionals brought together to work on new research activities. (Section 1.3)

14. IEEE 802.3 identifies which IEEE working group? (Section 1.3)

15. IEEE 802.11 is the standard for ____________ ...