Unit_8_Communications_&_Networking

The concept related to using computer networks to link people and resources.

• Connectivity

• GPS

• Social Media

• Wi-Fi

A high-frequency transmission cable that delivers television signals as well as connects computers in a network.

• hi-def

• coaxial

• twisted

• radio

A short-range radio communication standard that transmits data over short distances of up to approximately 33 feet.

• broadband

• baseband

• bluetooth

• voiceband

The speed with which a modem transmits data is called its:

• digital velocity

• dynamic rate

• transfer rate

• modular rating

The bandwidth typically used for DSL, cable, and satellite connections to the Internet.

• base band

• broad band

• medium band

• voice band

Every computer on the Internet has a unique numeric address called a(n):

• IP address

• DNS address

• packet address

• DSL address

Sometimes referred to as a LAN adapter, these expansion cards connect a computer to a network.

• PCMCIA

• PCI

• VPN

• NIC

A device that allows one LAN to be linked to other LANs or to larger networks.

• modem

• router

• network gateway

• hotspot

Typically using Wi-Fi technology, these wireless access points are available from public places such as coffee shops, libraries, bookstores, colleges, and universities.

• hotspot

• extranet

• LANs

• Bluetooth

Bus, ring, star, tree, and mesh are five types of network:

• devices

• protocols

• strategies

• topologies