Comp Midterm S2 T1

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What does 'WAN' stand for? Wide Area Network
What does 'LAN' stand for? Local Area Network
What is a 'Node' ? A point of connection on a network
What does 'ISP' stand for? Internet Service Provider
The standard protocols for receiving email? Pop3 (old version), iMap Server
What does 'DNS' stand for? Domain Name System
What does 'FTP' stand for? File Transfer Protocol
In studio 1, what cable connects the C24 to the Mac Pro? Ethernet
When a client communicates with another client on a network, it is called? Peer to Peer Relationship
When a client connects to a server it is called? Client to Service Relationship
What is 'Star Topology' ? It is a network configuration where nodes are added in a modular fashion to the 'Central Device'
In a Star Topology Network set up, what happens if a 'computer' dies? Nothing. The network is un-affected
What happens if the 'control device' dies on a Star Topology Network set up? The entire network goes down
What does 'NIC' stand for? Network Interface Controller?
Another phrase used to describe a 'Network Interface Controller' ? Network Adapter
Each adapter has 2 things that it uses to connect to the network? 1. Unique MAC (Media Access Control) Address 2. User defined IP Address
What is a MAC Address? 12 digit handwired hex address (00.08.96.CC.DA:68)
Note about Ethernet & Wi-Fi? Regulate low level data transmission in LANs Ethernet = CAT5 / Fiber Wi-Fi = Radio Signals
Switching refers to? Using a device to direct network traffic between nodes
What is an Access Point? Operates as a wireless hub, broadcasting incoming signal to all wireless nodes
What does a 'Repeater' do? Used to prevent signal deterioration and extend signal distance
What is a 'Router' ? A device typically used to connect nodes/computers/LANs to the internet
What does a 'Modem' do? Converts LAN traffic into a signal suitable for transmission to and from IPS
What is 'Data Compression' ? Reducing file size by reducing # of bit required
Why do we Compress Data? It reduces requires for Storage & Transition
What is 'Codec' ? An algorithm used to compress/dcompress digital data
What is 'Wrapper' ? Wrapper is essentially the file format for data compression
In regards to Data Compression, what is 'Lossless' ? A decoded file which is bit for bit identical to the original file
In regards to Data Compression, what is 'Lossy' ? Data discarded during compression
What are some types that can be 'Lossy' ? Audio, Images, Video
What are some types that can't be 'Lossy' ? Program files, Database files
For audio compression, what are some Lossless Formats? FLAC, Apple Lossless, Dolby TrueHD
For audio compression, what are some Lossy Formats? MP3, ACC, OGG Vorbis
What is Perceptual Coding? Analyzes audio based on psychoacoustic mode to determine frequency content that is either below the thershold of human hearing or masked by other freqs
What is Bitrate? Data rate on a compressed file
What is CBR? Constant Bit Rate - Each second is same bit rate
What is VBR? Analyzes complexity of audio and decides how many bits pers second it needs
What are the 2 video codecs that are guaranteed to work with protools? Apple ProRes 422 HQ Apple ProRes 422 Proxy
The video codec that is not guaranteed to work with protools? H.264
What does NAS stand for? Network Attached Storage (basically a file server)
What does NIC stand for? Network Interface Card
What are some general requirements for network communication? Means to identify individual nodes/hosts A medium for data transmission Routing devices Protocols to regulate transmission
What is a Low Level Protocol? IEEE 802 Standard that focuses on LAN networking
What is a Circuit Switched Network? A dedicated circuit created between two points
What is a Packet Switched Network? Data is split into packets, stamped with destination addrss and routed there (LANs & WANs)
What is TCP / IP ? It is a mid level protocol
What does TCP stand for? Transmission Control Protocol - Manages data transfer between nodes
What does IP stand for? Internet Protocol - Addresses packets
Things to note about IPv4 4 byte address written in decimal that must be unique in its network
In IP addresses you refer to a byte as an An Octet
What does UDP stand for? User datagram protocol
Notes about UDP Less overhead and no error correction When near 'real-time' transmission is desired
Is IP Address Space limited? Yes
What does NAT stand for? Network Address Translation
What does NAT do? Stretches IPv4 address space by allowing single internet IP address for all hosts on a LAN
What is PING? A program that tests TCP/IP connectivity
What are some High Level Protocols? HTTP, DNS, DHCP, VoIP
LAN IP Addresses digit allocation First 7 digits indicates host Last 3 indicates host
What is a Subnet Mask? Used to reveal network & host portions of IP addresses
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