WGU Network and SecurityFoundations-C172 Questions and
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Application Layer(7th layer) ✔✔Interacts with application programs that incorporate a
communication component such as your internet browser and e
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WGU Network and SecurityFoundations-C172 Questions and
Answers Rated A+
Application Layer(7th layer) ✔✔Interacts with application programs that incorporate a
communication component such as your internet browser and email (provides user interface)
Bus Topology ✔✔The computers share the media (coaxial cable) for data transmission
CAT6 (category 6) ✔✔Twisted-pair cables capable of carrying up to 1000Mbps (1 gigabit) of data
up to a length of 100 meters
Crossover ✔✔Transmit and receive signal pairs are crossed to properly align the transmit signal
on one device with the receive signal on the other device
CSMA/CD ✔✔Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection is the Ethernet LAN mediaaccess method (used to prevent collisions in wired Ethernet networks) Used in wireless networks
for to reduce collisions.
Data Link Layer (2nd layer) ✔✔Layer of the OSI reference model that handles error recovery.flow
control (synchronization), and sequencing controls which terminals are sending and receiving.
Media access is controlled (MAC) by the Data Link Layer
Deterministic ✔✔Access to the network is provided at fixed time intervals
Ethernet, Physical, Hardware, or Adapter Address ✔✔Other names for MAC address
Firewall Protection ✔✔Used to prevent unauthorized access to your network
Host Address/Number ✔✔The portion of the IP address that defines the location of the networking
device connected to the network also called the hose address
Hotspots ✔✔A limited geographic area that provides wireless access for the public
Hub ✔✔Broadcasts the data it receives to all devices connected to its ports... it is possible for
network devices to pick up a data intended for a different device... considered a multiport repeater.
Is on the Physical Layer (layer 1)
IANA ✔✔The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the agency that assigns IP addresses to
computer networks
ICMP ✔✔Internet Control Message Protocol (preform diagnostics, report errors, control the flow
of data in the network)
IEEE ✔✔Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, on of the major standard-setting bodies
for technological development
Intranet ✔✔An internal network the provides file and resource sharing but it's not accessed from
the internet
IP Address ✔✔Unique 32-bit address the identifies on which network the computer is located as
well as differentiate the computer from all other devices on the same network; they are logical
addresses and can be found using the ipconfig/all command
IP Internetwork ✔✔A network that uses IP addressing for identifying devices connected to the
network
ipconfig/all ✔✔Enables the MAC address information to be displayed from the command prompt
ISP ✔✔Internet service provider
Link Integrity Test ✔✔Protocol used to verify that a communication link between two Ethernet
devices has been established.
Link Light ✔✔Indicates that the transmit and receive pairs are properly aligned
Link Pulses ✔✔Sent by each of the connected devices via the twisted-pair cables when data is not
being transmitted to indicate that the link is still up
Local Area Network (LAN) ✔✔Network of users that share computer resources in a limited area
MAC Address ✔✔A unique 6-byte address assigned by the vendor of the network interface card;
A MAC address has two portions. The OUI is comprised of the first 6 digits and the last half is
assigned by the manufacturer.
Mbps ✔✔Megabits per second
Mesh Topology ✔✔All networking devices are directly connected to each other (fault tolerant;
stations can still communicate if some segments go down)
Multiport Repeater ✔✔Another name for a hub
Network Address Translation (NAT) ✔✔Translates the private IP address to a public address for
routing over the internet
Network Interface Card(NIC) ✔✔The electronic hardware used to interface the computer to the
network
Network Layer (3rd layer) ✔✔Defines how data packets are routed in a network. Accepts outgoing
messages and combines messages or segments into packets, adding a header that includes routing
information (provides a logical path for data)
Network Number ✔✔The portion of the IP address that defines which network the IP packet is
originating from or being delivered to
Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) ✔✔The first 3 bytes of the MAC address the identifies
the manufacturer of the network hardware (ex. Network interface card has MAC address of 00-
00-86-15-7A, the OUI is 00-00-86)
OSI ✔✔Open system interconnect
OSI Model ✔✔The seven layers describing network funcations
overloading ✔✔Where NAT translates the home network's private IP addresses to a single public
IP address
Packet ✔✔Provides grouping of the information for transmission
Physical Layer (1st layer) ✔✔Layer of the OSI reference model that provides the electrical and
mechanical connection to the network Describes the media that interconnects networking devices
Ping ✔✔Command used to test that a device on the network is reachable (If you can't connect to
a networked computer, you can use the ping c
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