two or more computers connected together to share resources like data or storage
What is a network
100
it usually uses the bluetooth protocol to communicate
What is a PAN
100
it's the name of a wireless network
What is SSID
100
running videos or music in real time from a web server
What is streaming
100
when you don't really have another server, but your software thinks you do, and it thinks it's controlling the hardware
What is virtualization
200
they aren't too smart... they'll just blast the data out all of their ports
What is a hub
200
its the most available type of network when you have to move from place to place
What is a cellular network
200
the protocol used most on wired networks
What is Ethernet
200
software that is installed on a server on the Internet, but you use it locally, and probably save to the Internet
What is a web application
200
a short name for a small network
What is SOHO
300
radio waves, copper wires, or fiber optic wires
What is network Media
300
you have to use it when you have an office in New York and another one in Florida
What is a WAN (Wide Area Network)
300
as of 2016, the most secure encryption protocol for wireless networks
What is WPA2
300
the protocol that is used to interpret HTML code using SSL as security
What is HTTPS
300
the connector used for most wired networks
What is RJ45
400
you have to have this because it will convert the signal from something the computer understands to a signal that can be transmitted to some other computer.
What is a NIC (network interface card)
400
a network that is in one small area, like a room of a building or a single house
What is a LAN
400
It's more mobile, but less secure
What is wireless networking
400
it's a way of making a phone call over the Internet using TCP/IP instead of using a cell phone or land line
What is VoIP
400
the actual, measured ability of something to transmit data, measured in bps
What is throughput
500
They are found on large and small networks. They're very smart, and can figure out the best way for a signal to get from one place to another, even across the Internet
What is a router
500
a network that is in more than one building, and it might cross a public road, but it's usually owned by just one entity
What is CAN (Campus Area Network)
500
when you connect two computers together wirelessly using a WAP (Wireless Access Point)
What is infrastructure mode
500
When you not only can see and hear what is going on in a remote place, but you can manipulate something remotely
What is telepresence
500
the two encryption protocols that are required for 802.11i networks
What are TKIP and AES (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and Advanced Encryption Standard)