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The _____________________  manages logical device addressing, tracks the location of devices on the network, and determines the best way to move data.

When a host transmits data across a network to another device, the data goes through ___________________: It’s wrapped with protocol information at each layer of the OSI model.

________________________________________topology consists of a succession of connections between an interface on one router and multiple destination routers—one point of connection to multiple points of connections.

The _______________________________(NIC) is installed in your computer to connect, or interface, your computer to the network. It provides the physical, electrical, and electronic connections to the network media. 

An _________   header tells the Data Link layer what to do with a packet once a frame is received.

The local school district decided at its last school board meeting to install a wired LAN in the district high school. The high school has 250 stand-alone computers. For each computer to communicate on a wired LAN, the network person must install a(n) ____________ in each computer. 

The __________________________________find the best path to a remote network by judging distance.  The route with the fewest hops to the destination network will be chosen as the best path to it

A client-server network is defined by a well-defined central server that provides numerous services, including centralized authentication. 

_________________________   are used at the Data Link layer to encapsulate packets handed down from the Network layer for transmission on a type of physical media access.

__________________________  are used when you need to convert from one type of cabling to another type. This might be required to convert from one type of fiber to another or from Ethernet to fiber.