Unit 1 Vocabulary

A byte is _

• a sandwich

• 16 bits

• a computer term

• 8 bits

The inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail.

• server farms

• server

• redundancy

• router

A group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data.

• computing device

• computing network

• computing system

• firefox

An agreed upon set of rules that specify the behavior of some systems.

• redundancy

• bandwidth

• protocol

• ip address

The maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time, usually measured in bits per second.

• bandwidth

• router

• computing network

• computing device

What is the minimum number of connections that must be severed to isolate Node B in the image?

• 2

• 5

• 4

• 9

A chunk of data sent over a network. Larger messages are divided so that they may arrive at the destination in order, out of order or not at all

• path

• packet

• bit

• router

HTTP stands for what?

Give me an example of a COMPUTING INNOVATION.

A type of device that forwards data across a network.

• path

• bandwidth

• hub

• router