Network Types
A small network comprised of several connected devices.
A PAN (Personal Area Network).
One device directly connected to another device is called a _______.
Point-to-point topology.
The internet is held around the world in storage drives in computers called ________.
Servers.
Fiber optic cables carry internet data via _______.
Beams of light.
The fastest type of wireless connection is _______.
5 GHz.
A LAN is ______.
A Local Area Network, or a large network comprised of multiple devices that covers an area at least the size of a room or building.
Multiple devices connected in a row is called a ________ topology.
Daisy chain.
Satellites are not primarily used for internet access because ________.
They're slow!
The internet runs across the world through ______.
Fiber optic cabling.
Most wired connections inside a house or business consist of ________.
Twisted pair (or Ethernet) cables.
The largest kind of network. The internet is an example of this.
A WAN (Wide Area Network).
Multiple devices connected via a single point (or hub) is called a _______ topology.
Star.
Domain Name System.
Right now, the fastest communications travel around the globe at the speed of ________.
Light.
A switch takes multiple device connections and passes them to _______ .
A single point like a router.
The ICS campus is an example of a ________ network.
A LAN or CAN (Campus Area Network).
A ring topology is ________.
Multiple devices connected in a circle.
Accessing a website involves a multi-step process of ________.
Typing in a website, having DNS convert it to an IP address, finding that IP address around the world, and then connecting it with the original device IP address.
The future of communications will likely involve some kind of _________, that allows avatars to communicate together.
Virtual Reality.
An Access Point takes ________ and passes them to ________.
Multiple device connections and passes them to a single point like a router.
A Bangkok-wide network connecting government buildings is an example of a _________.
WAN (Wide Area Network).
A Mesh topology is _______.
Multiple devices connected to each other in point-to-point connections.
The IP in IP address stands for _______.
Internet Protocol.
A major topic in discussions of future communication technology is ________.
Privacy.
Router.