Vocabolario
LANs,WANs,Internet
The Network As A Platform
The Changing Network Environment
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100

The globalization of the _____ has succeeded faster than anyone could have imagined.

Internet

100

_____ span a small geographical area, interconnect end devices in a limited area like a home or school. These are usually administered by a single organization or individual.

LAN

100

Quality of service (QoS) prioritizes data based on many factors but gives _____ highest priority treatment.

VoIP

100

_____ packets causes delay because new packets cannot be transmitted until previous packets have been processed.

Queuing

100

208 in Binary

11010000

200

_____ are web pages that groups of people can edit and view together.

Wiki

200

______ Internet access uses a cell phone network to connect. Very beneficial to areas that would otherwise have no Internet connectivity or for those constantly on the move.

Cellular

200

A ____ network is one that can continue to function if an intermediary device or path fails. A _____ can fail if a sufficient number of intermediary devices and/or paths fail.

fault-tolerant

200

_____ ______ is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over the network.

Cloud Computing

200

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185

300

______ are hosts that have software installed that enable them to request and display the information obtained from the server.

Clients

300

Similar to a LAN, but wirelessly interconnects users and endpoints in a small geographical area.

Wireless LAN (WLAN)

300

Unlike dedicated networks, ________ are capable of delivering voice, video streams, text, and graphics among many different types of devices over the same communication channel and network structure.

converged

300

____ is about end users having freedom to use personal tools to access information and communicate across a business or campus network. It also means any device, with any ownership, used anywhere.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

300

215 in Binary

11010111

400

_____ are hosts that have software installed that enable them to provide information, like email or web pages, to other hosts on the network.

 Servers

400

The Internet is a worldwide collection of interconnected _______ , cooperating with each other to exchange information using common standards.

networks

400

 ___________ are commonly known as switches, routers, and physical firewalls.

intermediary devices

400

A ___ _____ can occupy one room of a building, one or more floors, or even an entire building by the use of cloud computing to handle large data transactions.

Data Center

400

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 42

500

The simplest _______ network consists of two directly connected computers using a wired or wireless connection.

Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

500

_____ in the context of networking is a term used to describe the process of combining voice, video, and data communications over a common network infrastructure.

convergence

500

Data ______ means that only the intended and authorized recipients --individuals, processes, or devices-- can access and read data.

confidentiality

500

_____ networking is an emerging trend for home networking that uses existing electrical wiring to connect devices. "No new wires" means the ability to connect a device to the network where ever this is an electrical outlet.

Powerline Networking (Power over Ethernet)

500

11000000.11010101.00110011.11110011 as an IP address

 192.213.51.243