How Routers Work

Mr. Schmid

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  1. A router is a specialized computer that is most responsible for the existence of the Internet.
  2. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  3. Ethernet works by sending packets of data to everyone in the network, then each computer decides if the data is meant for it.
  4. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  5. A router uses a _____________ to decide where a packet should go.
  6. Your answer:
    Setup File
    Text File
    Configuration Algorithm
    Configuration Table


  7. Sending an e-mail attachment is similar to how a phone call is connected.
  8. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  9. A packet in a packet-switching network is _______ bytes long.
  10. Your answer:
    1,500
    2,000
    100
    1,000


  11. By sending packets over different connections, many disadvantages emerge.
  12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  13. _______________ in Windows sets one computer up as a simple router.
  14. Your answer:
    Internet Connection Sharing
    Map network drive
    Peer-to-Peer file sharing
    Shared Folders


  15. A __________ is often used with a router for security purposes.
  16. Your answer:
    hub
    server
    firewall
    switch


  17. _________ is like an IP address that tells the router to keep messages where the sender and the receiver share the first three groups of numbers in the IP address should be kept in the network.
  18. Your answer:
    masking tape
    Subnet Mask
    masking net
    sub-router mask


  19. The physical address is known as the MAC address.
  20. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  21. You can use ___________, a program built in to windows to see how many routers a request visits on its way to a web server.
  22. Your answer:
    IPTracker
    FollowIP
    RouteTracer
    Traceroute


  23. ______________ attacks work by trying to overflow routers with too much data.
  24. Your answer:
    Traffic Jam Attack
    Overflow attack
    Buffer Overflow Attack
    Denial of service


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