1. What is the IoE or Internet of Everything?
2. What is the human network?
3. Name some forms of communication that a global audience can access.
4. List some examples of how the network has changed the way we work and play.
5. What does the term Internet mean?
6. What is the simplest peer-to-peer network?
7. What are some advantages and disadvantages of peer-to-peer networking?
8. What is a server? Explain the client-server relationship.
9. List the three network infrastructure categories of network components.
10. List examples of intermediary network devices.
11. What is network media?
12. List the three most common types of media.
13. What are the criteria for choosing network media?
14. Compare and contrast the physical and logical topology diagrams.
15. Discuss the function of each of these device categories:
a.a. End devices
a.b. Intermediary devices
a.c. Network media
16. Discuss the following Networking Infrastructures:
a. Local Area Network (LAN)
b. Wide Area Network (WAN)
c. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
d. Wireless LAN (WLAN)
e. Storage Area Network (SAN)
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17. Explain the differences between an Intranet, Extranet and Internet.
18. List the most common ways home users connect to the Internet through an ISP.
19. List common business-class internet connections that go through a SP (Service Provider).
20. Discuss some important characteristics of the each of the following types of internet connections:
a. Cable
b. DSL
c. Cellular
d. Satellite
e. Dial-up telephone
f. Dedicated Leased Line
g. Metro Ethernet
21. Discuss the difference between a traditional dedicated network and a converged network.
22. What are the four basic characteristics of network architectures need to meet user expectations?
23. Describe a fault tolerant network.
24. What is redundancy?