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Topology includes peer-to-peer networks and client/server networks.

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A peer-to-peer (P2P)_____________ is a computer network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than a centralized server.

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Compare the two types of network architectures.

___________ includes coaxial,twisted-pair,and fiber-optic.

A _____________ is a computer designed to request information from a server.A server is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

What refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?

____________ is a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

What refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber?

A _____________ operating system (NOS)is the operating system that runs a network,steering information between computers and managing security and users.

Twisted-pair cable can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss.It consists of a metallic shield with a single wire placed along the center of a shield and isolated from the shield by an insulator.

What runs a network,steering information between computers and managing security and users?

What allows Web browsers and servers to send and receive Web pages?

The application layer serves as the window for users and application processes to access network services.

A _______________ is an intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.

Which of the following is not a commonly used type of wire media?

A network operating system (NOS)is the operating system that runs a network,steering information between computers and managing security and users.

What spans a large geographic area,such as a state,province,or country?

_____________ includes peer-to-peer networks and client/server networks.

Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

What allows files containing text,programs,graphics,numerical data,and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network?