The network interface controller (NIC) is a hardware card that allows a PC to participate in passing and receiving data on a network. An NIC is commonly referred to as an NIC card, LAN card, LAN adapter, network card, network adapter, Ethernet adapter, and a few other names. Often the name may be a reference […]
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Question 81: Explain the basic steps involved in converging a link state inter network. Answer: Each router floods a link state information advertisement describing its links, the states of its links, and any neighboring routers connected to those links, throughout the […]
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Question 61: What is a summary route? In the context of static routing, how are summary routes useful? Answer: A summary route is a single route entry that points to multiple subnets or major IP addresses. In the context of static […]
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Question 41: What is fragmentation? What fields of the IP header are used for fragmentation? Answer: Routers perform fragmentation when a packet is longer than the maximum packet length (Maximum Transmission Unit, or MTU) supported by a data link onto which […]
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Question 21: What is the primary purpose of a LAN? Answer: The primary purpose of a local-area network is to allow resource sharing. The resources may be devices, applications, or information. Examples of shared resources are files, databases, e-mail, modems, and […]
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Question 1: Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for reliable connections? Answer: The Transport layer of the OSI model is responsible for reliable connections. Question 2: What is the difference between acknowledgements and handshaking? Answer: Handshaking is used to […]
The Internet would grind to a halt – would not be possible – without a Domain Name System (DNS). In the world of the Internet and TCP/IP, IP addresses are used to route packets from source to destination. A single IP address, for example 192.168.1.19, is not difficult to remember. But trying to learn or […]
Search engine optimization has come to mean a lot of things to a lot of different people. Search engine optimization is essentially the science of designing your web site to maximize your search engine rankings. This means that all of the elements of your web site are created with the goal of obtaining high search […]
An IP address lookup will determine the geolocation of any IP address. The results of the IP address lookup will show you the city, state/region, postal/zip code, country name, ISP, and time zone. This data can be used by various agencies to find the exact owner of any IPv4 or IPv6 address. It can be […]
Are you a mom wishing to offer advice on everything from raising kids, cooking healthy meals, to changing diapers? Then why not start a WordPress website? You’ll be in good company. According to eMarketer, more than 4 million moms write a blog while close to 20 million read one at least once a week. So, […]
Getting a hold of your finances is critical to financial freedom and independence. For this reason, it’s important to create a budget in order to track down your expenses. However, a shocking statistic reveals 60 percent of Americans opt to ignore budgeting. Most of them say crafting a budget takes a lot of time and […]
Most people work extra hard at their jobs. However, there are a number of people who need to find side jobs to help them generate enough income to afford their lifestyle. If you are looking for a way to make a bit of extra money, using the Internet as your launching pad is a fantastic […]
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to hack? Are you more of a hands on learner, then one that can learn from just reading out of a book? Are you interested in developing secure code by understanding how a hacker will attack your application? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then […]