Intermediary Devices
Network types

Network abbreviations
Networking protocols
MISC
100

This device connects multiple devices to the network via cables.

What is a switch?

100

This is a network that connects devices using wire cables in a small area.

What is a local Area Network (LAN)?

100

LAN.

What is Local Area Network abbreviated?

100

The abbreviation for this is TCP.

What is Transmission Control Protocol commonly abbreviated to?

100

The amount of devices that can connect via this is 7.

What is Bluetooth?

200

This device forwards traffic between networks.

What is a router?

200

This is a network that connects devices, such as mice, keyboards, and tablets within the range of an individual person.

What is a Personal Area Network (PAN)?

200

VPN.

What is Virtual Private Network abbreviated?

200

The abbreviation for this is IP

What is the common abbreviation for Internet Protocol?

200

This uses the frequencies within the 125 MHz to 960 MHz range to uniquely identify items.

What is RFID?

300

This device connects multiple wireless devices to the network and may include a switch to connect wired hosts.

What is a wireless router?

300

This device is similar to a LAN, but wirelessly connects users and devices in a small geographical area instead of using a wired connection.

What is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)?

300

WLAN.

What is Wireless Local Area Network abbreviated?

300

Numbering and tracking data segments transmitted to a specific device from a specific application, acknowledging received data, and re-transmitting any unacknowledged data after a certain period of time.

What are the three basic operations of reliability for TCP?

300

This uses frequency 13.56 MHz and is a subset of the RFID standards.

What is NFC?

400

This device connects to a wireless router and is used to extend the reach of a wireless network.

What is a access point? (AP)

400

This network uses multiple access points to extend a WLAN further.

What is a Wireless Mesh Network (WMN)?

400

WMN

What is Wireless Mesh Network abbreviated?

400

These two protocols operate at the same layer.

What do TCP and UDP have in common?

400

This uses low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless standard for low-rate wireless personal area networks (LR-WPANs) that is meant to be used by low-cost, low-speed devices.

What is Zigbee

500

This device connects a home or small office to the internet.

What is a modem?

500

This network connects multiple networks that are in geographically separated locations.

What is Wide Area Network (WAN)?

500

WAN.

What is Wide Area Network abbreviated?

500

The technical term for this word is SMTP.

What is the technical term for email?

500

This technology is a proprietary standard that is now owned by Silicon Labs.

What is Z-Wave?