| ITMG 360 Fall 05 Exam Two Study Guide | |||||||||
| Listed below are the main topic areas for each chapter from which questions | |||||||||
| will be created from. It is recommended that you become familiar with each chapter via | |||||||||
| reading, but also by reviewing the key terms and review questions from each chapter. | |||||||||
| Chapter Six | |||||||||
| Dial-UP vs. ISP | |||||||||
| Data Codes | |||||||||
| Transmitting Encoded Data | |||||||||
| Data Flow | |||||||||
| Interfaces & Interface Standards | |||||||||
| Signal Representation & Modulation | |||||||||
| Modem Capabilities | |||||||||
| Error Detection & Recovery | |||||||||
| Modem/Computer Communications | |||||||||
| Chapter Seven- Intro To Local Area Networks | |||||||||
| Defintion of LAN, WAN, MAN | |||||||||
| Business Rationale for LAN | |||||||||
| LAN Alternatives | |||||||||
| Comparison of Alternatives against each other and conventional LAN | |||||||||
| LAN Components (ie, servers, Disk Drives, Memory, Backup) | |||||||||
| Communication Media (Conducted, Radiated) | |||||||||
| Frequency Spectrum | |||||||||
| Wiring Center Options | |||||||||
| Additional LAN Hardware | |||||||||
| Chapter Eight- LAN Architectures | Chapter Nine- LAN Software | ||||||||
| LAN Topologies (Bus, Star, Ring) | System versus Application | ||||||||
| Protocols (Data Link, MAC) | Work Group Software | ||||||||
| Ethernet | Generic Functions of LAN System Software | ||||||||
| Token Ring | Network Operating Systems | ||||||||
| FDDI | Mirrored Disks and RAID Technology | ||||||||
| Wireless | Importance of backups | ||||||||
| Factors Influencing LAN Selection | Types of software licenses | ||||||||
| IEEE LAN Standards | |||||||||
| Other areas | |||||||||
| Computer Slide Lecture--how they work, the different parts | |||||||||
| CPU, motherboard specs, sockets (special server components) | |||||||||
| AT vs ATX cases | |||||||||
| Chapter Thirteen | |||||||||
| Identify how different networks can be connected | |||||||||
| describe the differences between each of the following internetworking technologies | |||||||||
| repeaters, bridges, routers, gateways | |||||||||
| descibe the functionality of switching technologies | |||||||||
| describe remote access technologies for LAN's | |||||||||