CS457/557/MIS420/520 - Computer Networks - Fall 1998 Final Exam Study Guide

Test Format (You may bring in one study sheet of paper with notes but no books)
60 Multiple Choice (2 pts each)
20 Matching (2 pts each)
Short Answer / Essay Questions (2 required & choose 2 of 3) [Graduate Students will be expected to answer all five questions]

Study Material

  1. Chapter 1 - The Data Communications Industry
  2. Chapter 2 - Data Communications Concepts
  3. Chapter 3 - Basic Data Communications Technology
  4. Chapter 4 - Voice Communications Concepts and Technology
  5. Chapter 5 - Local Area Network Concepts and Architectures
  6. Chapter 6 - LAN Hardware
  7. Chapter 7 - Local Area Network Operating Systems
  8. Chapter 8: - Wide Area Networking Concepts, Architectures, and Services
  9. Chapter 9: - Internetworking
  10. Chapter 10: - Remote Access and Wireless Networking
  11. Chapter 11: - Enterprise Networks and The Internet
  12. Chapter 12: - The Network Development Life Cycle
  13. Chapter 13: - Network Security
  14. Chapter 14: - Network Management
  15. Presentations

Terms / Concepts

DTE/DCERS-232-Cmodemtelecommunications
simplex baud rateduplexcommunications channel
CSU/DSUasynchronoussynchronousbroadband
NICNETBIOSRedirectorAPI
FDDI & CDDICSMA/CDtoken ringMAU
InternetUARTPnPNT RAS
portsTCP/IPAppletalkLAN
WANThinnetThicknetSTP
UTPfiber opticEthernetprotocol
DivestitureRepeatersRoutersnetwork
IPX/SPXBridgesSwitchesclient
NDISODIworkstationserver
cluster controllermuxnetwork drive (share drive)PCMCIA
ATMISDNSONETdrivers
ASCIIEBCDICUnicodePOP(Point of Presence)
parallelserialmodulation
handshakingleased line circuitsCODECframes
packetsMAC & LLC sublayersUSBattenuation
line conditioninginterfacesstandardssignal to noise ratio
POTSparitychecksumstation cards
COLATAtrunk cardsGateways
MANADSLATM LANEB-ISDN
circuit switchingpacket switchingCRCconnect-oriented
SNASDLCFEPconnectionless
error detectionerror correctionT-1FRAD
frame relayNNI & UNIpacket switchingPAD
SVCDSL3270broadcast storm
cluster controllermuxforwardingRIP
packetizingmultiplexingPDNs(PSEs)
spanning tree algorithmrouting tablesCSMA/CAclient/agent/server
PADsSMDScommunication serverIEEE 802.11
mobile computingremote controlMIBremote node
roamingPCSscreen cachingLAN caching
SNMPCMIPCITSOHO
electronic commercebandwidth on demandCANEFAQ
RFCFTPGopherprotocol analyzers
HTMLHTTPIAPNNTP
PPPproxy serversSLIPTelnet
URLWWWWeb serversWeb browsers
feasibility studyRFPROIC-2 certification
cipher textClipper ChipDESencryption
firewallIP spoofingKerberosPPTP
S-HTTPSATANSETviruses


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