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Internet
Network
Data
Protocols & Processes
Misc.
100
Client
What is A computer that requests information or access to resources from a server computer?
100
Node
What is Another term for a host.
100
Hosts file
What is A type of host table that contains host names and associated IP addresses, and is similar to the information kept by DNS servers?
100
name resolution
What is The process of associating a NetBIOS name or host name to an IP address?
100
Fast Ethernet
What is Another term for 100BaseT?
200
host name
What is A name that identifies a computer, printer, or other device on a network?
200
Network Printer
What is A printer that any user on the network can access, through its own network card and connection to the network, through a connection to a standalone print server, or through a connection to a computer as a local printer, which is shared on the network?
200
WAN (wide area network)
What is A network or group of networks that span a large geographical area?
200
DNS server
What is A computer that can find an IP address for another computer when only the domain name is known?
200
Domain Name
What is A unique, text-based name that identifies a network?
300
Gigabit Ethernet
What is The next generation of Ethernet. Gigabit Ethernet supports rates of data transfer up to 1 gigabit per second but is not yet widely used?
300
MAN (metropolitan area network)
What is A network the covers a large campus or city?
300
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
What is A nonprofit organization that develops standards for the computer and electronics industries?
300
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
What is A cable that is made of one or more twisted pairs of wires and is not surrounded by shielding?
400
RJ-45 connector
What is A connector used with twisted-pair cable that connects the cable to the NIC?
400
LAN (local area network)
What is A computer network that covers only a small area, usually within one building?
400
crossover cable
What is A cable used to connect two PCs into the simplest network possible. Also used to connect two hubs?
400
computer name
What is Character-based host name or NetBIOS name assigned to a computer?
400
private IP address
What is An IP address that is used on a private TCP/IP network that is isolated from the Internet?
500
multicasting
What is A process in which a message is sent by one host to multiple hosts, such as when a video conference is broadcast to several hosts on the Internet?
500
wireless LAN (WLAN)
What is A type of LAN that does not use wires or cables to create connections, but instead transmits data over radio or infrared waves?
500
patch cable
What is A network cable that is used to connect a PC to a hub, switch, or router?
500
client/server
What is A computer concept whereby one computer requests information from another computer?
500
PAN (personal area network)
What is A network consisting of personal devices at close range such as a cell phone, PDA, and notebook computer in communication?