Device
A device that transmits a scanned picture or document over a telephone line.
What is a fax machine?
An exchange of electronic messages between computers that are connected to the Internet or some other computer network.
What is email?
A global network that connects computer systems across the world
What is the internet or world wide web?
The amount of data that can be transferred over a network in a certain amount of time.
What is bandwidth?
Wireless Internet provides an "always on" connection which can be accessed anywhere.
What is True?
A device that transfers data from one network to another in an intelligent way.
What is a router?
The use of an application that allows users to "Chat" over the Internet from computer to computer.
What is instant messaging?
Wide Area Network, the largest type of network in terms of geographic area.
What is a WAN?
It filters traffic that enters or exits a network. It prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network.
What is a firewall?
Proprietary software is free and can be distributed to anyone without a license.
What is false?
A device that allows computers to communicate over telephone lines
What is a modem?
Allows electronic devices like cell phones and computers to exchange data over short distances using radio waves.
What is blue tooth?
Computers connected together for the purpose of sharing information and resources
What is a Computer Network?
The physical and logical design of a computer network
What is topology?
The operating system is software that manages hardware devices, controls communication between applications and hardware, and manages files stored on the computer.
What is true?
A device that uses its ports to connect devices like computers and printers together.
What is a hub?
The use of an application that allows users to "Chat" over the Internet from computer to computer.
What is video conferencing?
Local area network, a network that covers a relatively small geographic area such as a building or school campus.
What is a LAN?
A set of rules governing the format of data sent over the Internet or other network.
What is protocol?
Administrative rights do not include the ability to change security settings and install software.
What is false?
A device physically connected in a network such as computers, server, printers, etc.)
What is a node?
A virtual room where people discuss using text over the internet.
What is a chat room?
A network that simply connects computers but a server is not necessary
What is Peer to Peer?
A card installed in a computer that allows you to connect to a network
What is a network interface card?
A server is any part of the network that receives data such as a workstation?
What is false? That is the definition of a client.