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2.1.6 Networks

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  1. 1What is the internet?A collection of inter-connected computer networks.
  2. 2What is the world wide web?A part of the internet that contains webpages and websites.
  3. 3How many networks were connected to the internet in 1969?Four Networks
  4. 4How many networks were connected to the internet in 1989?100,000 Networks
  5. 5And 2012?2.1 Billion Networks
  6. 6Which two devices are needed to connect to the internet?Modem - Connects you to your ISP
    Router - Provides access to a LaN
  7. 7What is the modem needed for?It is needed to convert the digital signal from the computer to an analogue signal used by telephone lines and the modem at the receiving end converts the signal back to digital.
  8. 8What is the router used and needed for?Allows you to connect several computers and other devices to a single Internet connection, in a home network. Most routers allow you to easily created a wireless network.
    It also manages the direction of packets on there way to their destination.
  9. 9What must all transmissions follow in order for the transmission to be successful?A set of rules.
  10. 10What are these rules called?The set of rules is called a Protocol.
  11. 11What does a TCP do?Breaks up messages sent over the internet into small chunks called packets, Reassembles packets at the other end, Detects Errors and resends lost messages
  12. 12What does TCP stand for?Transmission Control Protocol.
  13. 13What is Packet Switching?Suppose you want to send a file of 3Mb across the Internet, The file is broken up into data “packets” of 512 bytes.
  14. 14What does the packet have written on it?IP Address of Recipient.
    IP Address of Sender.
    How to put the packets together.
    The number of packets in the whole communication.
  15. 15What is an IP Address?A unique set of numbers with dots to identify a computer of device.
  16. 16What does a DNS do?Translates a web address into an IP address for the web browser.
  17. 17What does DNS stand for?Domain Name System
  18. 18What is a Mac Address?An address that identifies the network card.
  19. 19What is the difference between a Mac address and an IP Address?Mac Addresses are fixed
    IP Addresses change depending where you are.
  20. 20How can my IP Address Change?If you use a device at home, its IP address is the one belonging to the router at home but if you take the laptop on holiday and use it, your IP address doesn’t go with you so it will change each time you move to a different place.
  21. 21What two IP Addresses does each device have?Public IP Address
    Private IP Address
  22. 22Whats the difference?The Public one belongs to the router on your LaN and the private one is only accessible within the LaN.
  23. 23Why do we need a private IP Address for each device?Once a message arrives at the router of your LaN, it will use the private IP address to identify which machine requested information from the internet and the router sends it to that device.
  24. 24Whats the role of the Mac address?Each router has its own Mac Address so when a router requests something off the internet, it asks another router to get it by using its Mac Address to send the packet to the next leg of journey.
  25. 25What does HTTP stand for?Hypertext transfer protocol
  26. 26What does HTTPS stand for?Hypertext transfer protocol secure
  27. 27Whats HTTP?HTTP is used for accessing and receiving web pages in the form of HTML files on the Internet, The protocol requests the web server to upload the requested web page to the user’s browser for viewing.
  28. 28Whats the difference between HTTP and HTTPS?HTTPS encrypts the information so it cannot be hacked.
  29. 29What is a WaN and a LaN?WaN - Wide area network (internet)
    LaN - Local area network (school)
  30. 30What does a WaN use to connect?A WAN uses cables, telephone lines, satellites and radio waves to connect
  31. 31What does a LaN use to connect?All the devices on the network are connected by cables or by wireless – no third party carrier such as BT is involved
  32. 32Whats the purpose of a LaN and a WaN?For computers to connect so they can share files.
  33. 33Benefits of LaN?Sharing resources such as printers saves money
    You can access your files from any computer in the network
    Data is easy to back up as it is stored centrally on the server
  34. 34Disadvantages of a LaN?Purchasing the network hardware is expensive
    Managing a large network is complicated
    Viruses may be able to infiltrate the network and infect every computer
  35. 35Whats a network topology?The pattern that devices are connected in the network.
  36. 36What are the 3 basic typologies?Bus
    Star
    Ring
  37. 37Whats a node?Any device with an IP Address
    Eg. Phone, Ipad, laptop or TV
  38. 38What are the advantages of a Bus Topology?Cheap
    Easy to Install
    New nodes can be easily added without disrupting the network
  39. 39What are the disadvantages of a Bus Network?If the bus fails the whole network fails
    When more workstations brings performance degrades as all data travels down the same bus.
  40. 40What are the advantages of a Ring Network?Data is transferred quickly as it flows in one direction
    Heavy traffic has no effect
    More workstations can be added with no performance issues
  41. 41What are the disadvantages of a Ring Network?If a cable fails the whole network fails
    Workstations can see data thats not for them, Security issue
    Hard to identify issues
  42. 42What are the advantages of a star network?Fast data transfer as no theres no data collisions
    If a cable fails other workstations aren't affected
  43. 43What are the disadvantages of a star network?Expensive to install
    If central device fails the whole network goes down
  44. 44What does a router do in the network?Sends packets on their way in the best direction
  45. 45What does a hub do in the network?Broadcasts packets for the whole network when it receives it
    Adapter for all computers and printers on the network
  46. 46What does a switch do in the network?Sends packets to the intended recipient
    Reduces network traffic and increases speed
  47. 47What's a WaP?A device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using Wi-Fi
  48. 48Where is it in the network?Its can stand by itself but normally its part of the router, its integrated in the router itself
  49. 49What's a server?A powerful computer which provides services required by any of the clients
  50. 50What's the role of the server?It waits for requests from the clients and it passes requests from clients to another server so it becomes a client to that server.
  51. 51Role of a client?Sends requests to the server
    Waits for reply
    Receives the reply from the server
  52. 52What are the different types of servers?Servers are often dedicated computers, meaning each one performs no other tasks beside its server tasks
    However, on a multiprocessing operating system, a single computer can perform the tasks of several servers
  53. 53What is client server networking?Where the server is in the center a lots of less powerful workstations connect to the server.
  54. 54What are the advantages of Client Server Networking?All data can be backed up centrally rather than on each individual computer
    Security is better because data is held in one location rather than all over the organisation
    Users can log in from any computer on the network and access their data
  55. 55What is a Peer-to-Peer Network?There is no central server. Each computer holds its own applications and data
    All computers have equal status
  56. 56What are the advantages of a P2P Network?Easier to set up – computers can simply be cabled together
    No special software is required to run the network
    Individual computers can share a printer, router, modem and other hardware
    Users can communicate directly with each other and share each others’ files
  57. 57What are the disadvantages of a P2P network?Viruses and malware are easily transferred over this type of network
    Data recovery and backup is not done centrally, so each computer has to have its own backup system
    Files aren't centrallty organised so its hard to locate files
  58. 58Can you name any examples of a P2P Network?BBC iPlayer
    Illegal Music and MOvie sites
  59. 59Why are P2P networks used for illegal music and films download sites?They're hard to close down
  60. 60What is cloud computing?The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
  61. 61Can you name any clouds?Dropbox
    Google Drives
    icloud
  62. 62What are the three types of computer security?Preventive Security
    Corrective
    Detective
  63. 63What is involved in Preventive security?Access rights
    Firewalls
    Physical security
    Passwords
    Encryption
    Acceptable use policies
  64. 64What is involved in Corrective security?Backup and restore procedures
    Redundant hardware
    Disaster recovery procedures
  65. 65What is involved in Detective security?Virus checking software
    Firewall software
    Fire alarms
    Audit trails
  66. 66What is an acceptable use policy?A document you sign before using the computers on a network that says you will not hack or tamper with documents etc.
  67. 67What is Redundant Hardware?Extra hardware in case the original is damaged.
  68. 68What is audit trails?They're logs that say who logged onto which computer and where abouts the computer is and what time. Its is used to find out who vandalized or hacked something.
  69. 69What are access rights?A set of things that say who can access which drives, files or folders on the network.
  70. 70What is a firewall?Acts as a filter or barrier between your network and another. It stops other networks accessing your network. It can also stop certain packets coming into your network.
  71. 71What is physical security?Locks on doors and security guards
    Fingerprint recognition
    Retina scanners
    Iris recognition
    Voice recognition
  72. 72How do you make the perfect password?Include numbers, upper and lowercase letters, symbols and no personal details. Swap numbers for letters and use memorable phrases.
  73. 73What does http stand for?Hypertext transfer protocol
  74. 74whats does https stand for?Hypertext transfer protocol secure
  75. 75Whats the difference between http and https?Http isnt encrypted where as https is. Banks and paypal and websites that hold personal information use https so people cannot view your information.
  76. 76What is plaintext?the original message to be encrypted
  77. 77What is ciphertext?the encrypted message
  78. 78What is encryption?The process of turning plaintext to cyphertext.
  79. 79What is a key?A sequence of numbers used to encrypt or decrypt data using a mathematical formula
  80. 80What is a Encryption algorithm?the formula for encrypting the plaintext
  81. 81What does encryption do?Makes a piece of text that regular people can understand into a piece of text that only the people who know the formula can understand
  82. 82What are the two encryption techniques?Private Key
    Public Key
  83. 83Whats a private key?A single key used to encrypt and decrypt, it is given to the recipient to decypher the message.
  84. 84Whats a public key?Two keys are used - one to encrypt and the other to decrypt data and this is more secure as it means that you never have to send or reveal your decryption key
  85. 85What is the purpose of anti-virus software?Is updated with known code patterns found in viruses
    Checks programs and files for matching patterns
    Quarantines anything with matching sections for deletion
  86. 86What is backup and archiving?A backup is a copy for using and editing again if your system fails
    An archive is a copy of a file that is kept for historic reference and is not meant to be edited again
  87. 87Where are backups kept?Really far away from the original data store encase the original is compromised.
  88. 88Whats the role of redundant hardware?Companies have spare hardware systems ready in case their primary hardware fails, in the event of failure the system switches over to the spare hardware and data can be edited at both places.
  89. 89What is compression?If you compress something you make it smaller. In computing we compress files to make them smaller.
  90. 90What are the two types of compression?Lossy Compression
    Lossless Compression
  91. 91What is lossy compression?Permanently removes some data
    Recreates the file using the remaining data and uses algorithms to guess the removed content
    This cannot be used for computer programs.
  92. 92What is lossless compression?Finds patterns in the original text
    Encodes each pattern in a dictionary. So repetition of words or phrases aren't duplicated inside the table for words and the number equivalent.
  93. 93Why use compression?Download speeds are increased
    Data allowances are reduced
    Voice can be transmitted fast enough to keep up with speech
  94. 94What are the advantages of compression?Faster Download/Upload speeds
    Faster transmission due to fewer packets
    Reduces space on disk
    Enables better streaming
  95. 95What is buffering?Video or music streaming causes buffering if the download speed is slower than the playback speed
  96. 96How do you fix buffering?Compress the video or file so people don't need to download as much.
  97. 97What is the link between file formats and compression?JPG – Lossy compressed files commonly used for website images
    GIF – Lossy compressed images using only 256 colours, used for simple web graphics
  98. 98What is the purpose of having HTTP?HTTP is a language and if we want to view a webpage in brazil and were in the UK we need a standard that all browsers undertsand. This standard is HTTP.
  99. 99What is HTML?Hypertext markup language its the code for webpages and websites
  100. 100Where is HTML for websites kept?It resides in a text file containing the content of the website to be displayed by the browser
  101. 101What does it do?Stores the locations of images that are to be displayed
    Governs how to present sections of content
    Stores the locations of other websites using hyperlinks
  102. 102What is CSS?Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) control the style and appearance
  103. 103Whats the difference between CSS and HTML?HTML code controls the content and function of a web page
    Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) controls the style and appearance
  104. 104What are websites made up of when you strip it down to basics?Websites are made up of a Head and a Body
  105. 105Whats the head?The head is the titles and the top bar of the webpage
  106. 106Whats the body?The body is where most of the text and images are kept for displaying

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