Midterm Study Guide

Midterm Overall Objective:

  Student will demonstrate ability to set up and operate a home
  network, and debug common problems with such networks.

Grading: 100 points, 50 minutes.

40 points: Router (20 min)
30 points: Computer (15 min)
20 points: ISP (10 min)
10 points: Wiring (5 min)

Vocabulary: Following are some terms you should be familiar with
before taking the test.

Gateway.  Router.  Switch.  Hub.  Repeater.  Cross-Over Cable.
Straight-Through Cable.  RJ45.  RJ45 Port.  Cat5.  Wireless.  WiFi.
802.11b.  802.11g.  DNS.  DHCP.  OSI layer 1.  OSI layer 2.  OSI layer
3.  MAC address.  IP address.  Network Address.  Network Mask.  ISP.
WAN.  LAN.  Cable Internet.  DSL Internet.  WiMax Internet.  10/8.
172.16/12.  192.168/16.  169.254/15.  127/8.  Static.  Dynamic.
ipconfig.  ping.  Network Speed.  bandwidth.  latency.