Chapter Review

1. Which layer of the OSI reference model is responsible for controlling access to the network medium?
2. On which type of network does each computer maintain its own permissions and security settings?
3. A language that two computers "speak" while communicating over a network is called __________.
4. A series of LANs connected together by any means is called __________.
5. What kind of network is often used to connect horizontal segments on a large enterprise internetwork?
6. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for translating different syntaxes?
7. A network in which the medium carries only one signal is called __________.
8. An example of full-duplex communications is __________.
9. The address of a packet's final destination is specified in the _________ layer.
10. TCP is an example of a __________ layer protocol.
11. Electrical voltages, light pulses, and infrared waves are all examples of types of __________.
12. A technology used to connect LANs at distant locations is called __________.
13. The type of network in which data is split into discrete units that are transmitted over the network individually is called __________.
14. The process by which a receiving system sends messages instructing a sending system to slow down its transmission rate is called __________.
15. A protocol that uses a handshake to establish a connection before sending data is called __________.