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Worksheetsnetwork glossary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
material used to connect network devices
bandwidth
medium
fiber optic
communication system where only one side can transmit data at a time
full duplex
half duplex
packet
communication system where both sides can transmit and
receive data at the same time
full duplex
half duplex
packet
all computers can be servers or clients in the network
peer to peer
client - server
servers that provide resources to smaller computers called
clients
peer to peer
client - server
base-16 number system that uses 16 symbols
binary
hexadecimal
denary
base-10 number system that uses 10 symbols
binary
hexadecimal
denary
base-2 number system that uses 2 symbols
binary
hexadecimal
denary
All devices in a network are connected to one hub or switch
star
ring
bus
All devices in a network are connected to a common link called a
star
ring
bus
Each device in the network is connected to two other devices
star
ring
bus
network connecting devices in a small
geographical area such as a building.
LAN
WAN
Internet
network connecting LANs over a large
geographical area
LAN
WAN
Internet
A global network of networks (the largest WAN)
LAN
WAN
Internet
A group of connected computers and other devices
network
computer network
internet
