A _____ consists of personal devices at close range such as a cell phone, PDA, and notebook computer in communication.
What is PAN?
100
A ______covers a small local area such as a hone, office, or other building or small group of buildings.
What is LAN?
100
A device on a network is called a _______.
What is Node?
100
Every network adapter has a 48-bit number hard coded on the card by its manufacturer that is used to identify the adapter on the network; this is called the _______address.
What is MAC?
100
Data is transmitted on a network in pieces called______.
What is Packet?
200
______ is the most popular network architecture used today.
What is Ethernet?
200
Twisted pair cable uses a connector called a ________connector.
What is BNC?
200
________cables transmit signals as pulses of light over glass strands inside protected tubing.
What is Fiber optic?
200
______Ethernet uses thick RG8 coaxial cable with an AUI connector.
What is 10Base5?
200
____Ethernet operates at 100 Mbps and uses STP or UTP cabling rated CAT-5 or higher.
What is 100BaseT?
300
A _____ topology connects each node in a line and has no central connection point.
What is Bus?
300
The most popular technology for desktop and notebook computer wireless connections is _______.
What is IEEE802.11?
300
Wireless devices can connect to a LOAN by way of a wireless _______.
What is Access Point?
300
______uses a series of switches to create a closed circuit between two telephones; the circuit remains closed and in use as long as the callers are connected.
What is POTS?
300
A ____is a geographical area that offers connectivity and is created by a fixed transceiver and antenna.
What is Cell?
400
A new communication protocol used with GSM and TDMA is called_______, which sends voice, text, or video data in packets similar to VoIP.
What is GPRS?
400
A _____ address identifies a computer, printer, or other device on a TCP/IP network.
What is IP?
400
A ________is a private or corporate network that uses TCP/IP.
What is Intranet?
400
A PC makes a direct connection to a network by way of a __________.
What is Network Adapter?
400
A_________topology connects all nodes to a centralized hub or switch.
What is Star?
500
A _______ is a wireless network that is designed to cover a wide area and is made up of numerous cells, which are sometimes called radio cells.
What is Cellular Network or Cellular WAN?
500
In a _______network, each computer on the network has the same authority as the other computers
What is Peer-to-Peer?
500
A _______makes one PC (the client)appear to have a new hard drive that is really hard drive space on another host computer (the server).
What is Network Drive Map?
500
A network that covers a large campus or city.
What is MAN?
500
A network that covers a large geographical area and is made up of many smaller networks.