Basics
Data travels in circular fashion from one computer to another on the network.
What is ring.
Any part of the network that receives data such as a workstation.
What is client.
A computer networking device that connects network segments.
What is a switch.
A card installed in a computer that allows you to connect to a network (can be Ethernet, telephone, or wireless)
What is a Network Interface Card.
List four network topologies?
What is Star, Ring, Bus, Mesh.
Any part of the network that gives data out (where client accesses the data from) such as a server.
What is host.
A device that transfers data from one network to another in an intelligent way.
What is a router.
A device that allows computers to communicate over telephone lines
What is a modem.
All computers/devices connect to a central device called hub or switch.
What is star.
Part of a computer system that is designed to block unauthorized access.
What is firewall.
A device that uses its ports to connect devices (computers, printers, etc.) together.
What is a hub.
How data is formatted, transmitted and received in a network
What is protocol.
List the following network scales in order from smallest to largest. LAN, WAN, MAN
What is LAN, MAN, WAN.
If there is a break in the cable and the network goes down. You are using this type of network topology.
What is bus.
Or ring.
Live conferences over the Internet that includes voice, video, and or text.
What is video conferencing.
A computer with large processing resources that stores all of the software that controls the network, as well as the software that can be shared with the computers attached to the network
What is a server.
The amount of data that can be transferred over a network in a certain amount of time.
What is bandwidth.
A geographic network that covers a larger geographic area such as a city or community.
What is MAN.
Each computer connects to every other. High level of redundancy.
What is mesh.
Allows electronic devices like cell phones and computers to exchange data over short distances using radio waves
What is bluetooth.
A personal computer located on a network.
What is a workstation.