Thursday, March 22, 2007

  1. What is a server?
  2. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/tcpiptutorials/a/ipaddrnotation.htm How many IP addresses can IPv6 handle?
  3. What is a computer network?
  4. Remember traceroute? Check out this cool implementation of it here: http://visualroute.visualware.com/ and search for any web site you choose. Write a brief review of this Java applet.
  5. On the home side of things, click here: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm Define 'technophile'.
  6. Still at howstuffworks.com, what does a router do?
  7. Consider the question of 'piggy-backingo' off a neighbor's wireless router. Is it the wrong thing to do?
  8. Follow the link about 'Phone Line Networking' and summarize how it works in five sentences!
  9. http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2007/0129wireless2.html What is 802.11n all about?
  10. Summarize three other articles at http://www.networkworld.com/.
  11. Define 'bandwidth'.
  12. Do you think this is cool? http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448 Would you ever do such a project?
  13. What is DNS?
  14. http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2005/ssl.asp Where can someone get SSL certifications?
  15. What is a VPN? What is it used for?
  16. What is an application server used for?
  17. What is a print server?
  18. What is the difference between an Intranet and Internet?

Answer these questions using Google Documents and put everything you don't write in quotation marks. Due tomorrow.

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