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Topic 4: Networks

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Standalone computer

Back (Answer)

A computer that is not connected to a network

#2
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Network

Back (Answer)

An arrangement of two or more computers that are connected together for the purpose of sharing resources and data

#3
Front (Question)

Internet of Things (loT)

Back (Answer)

A network of physical objects that use sensors, actuators, embedded systems and wireless technology such as WiFi and bluetooth to collect and exchange data with no human interacion

#4
Front (Question)

VoIP

Back (Answer)

Voice internet protocol

#5
Front (Question)

LAN

Back (Answer)

Local Area Network - School network

#6
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WAN

Back (Answer)

Wide Area Network -Bank / hotel chain network

#7
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WLAN

Back (Answer)

Wireless Local Area Netwrok - Hand held scanners

#8
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Server

Back (Answer)

A computer connceted to a network used to coordinate (store and share) huge amounts of data

#9
Front (Question)

Latency

Back (Answer)

The time it takes for a message to transfer (ms). AkA ping

#10
Front (Question)

Internet

Back (Answer)

• An interconnected network or network of networks. • Most networks are part of the internet. • Consists of multiple cables or links that connect countries together, and can be though of as the backbone.

#11
Front (Question)

Packet switching

Back (Answer)

• Breaking down a large amount of data into small packets, each packet is independent from one another • Each packet is tagged with: • Source address • Destination address • Sequence number of the packet • total number of packets being sent

#12
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Router

Back (Answer)

Manages communication on the network. Can have a built-in wireless access point (WAP)

#13
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TCP

Back (Answer)

• Transmission Control Protocol • Responsible for delivering data to a given address

#14
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Modem

Back (Answer)

Modulator / Demodulator

#15
Front (Question)

HTTP

Back (Answer)

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

#16
Front (Question)

SMTP

Back (Answer)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

#17
Front (Question)

Network topology

Back (Answer)

A Network topology is the arrangement with which computer systems or network deveices are connected to each other

#18
Front (Question)

Bus topology

Back (Answer)

In a bus topology, all nodes in the network are connected directly to a central cable that runs up and down the network

#19
Front (Question)

Ring topology

Back (Answer)

Each node is connected with two other deveices

#20
Front (Question)

Star typology

Back (Answer)

All nodes indirectly connect to each other through 1 or more switches. The switch acts as a central point through which all communications are passed.

#21
Front (Question)

Mesh topology

Back (Answer)

There is no central connection point. Instead each node is connected to at least one other node

#22
Front (Question)

Avantages of bus topology

Back (Answer)

• Easy to install -Cheap to install

#23
Front (Question)

Disadvantages of bus topology

Back (Answer)

-If the central cable fails the whole networks fails and stops working

#24
Front (Question)

Advantages of Ring topology

Back (Answer)

• No data collisions, as the data only flows in one directions