Type of server that stores users files and data.

Hardware device for connecting several computers on a network.

Hardware device used to connect two separate networks and acts as a gateway through which all data entering and leaving the network passes.

Network system that uses servers to store data centrally and client computers to access them.

Sometimes called a thick client, is a networked computer with most resources installed locally, rather than distributed over a network.

Network in which all computers are equal and there are no centralized servers.

A network created around an individual’s personal workspace.

A network created for a home or other small geographic area. Even though the area may be quite large, all computers belong to the same organization.

Network dedicated to providing disk storage to other computers on the network.

Allows a secure private connection over a public network, using an encrypted 'tunnel’.

Type of wired internet network connection that transfers data by sending light down an extremely thin glass tube, which are extremely fast.

Type of wired internet network connection that one of the most common forms of broadband Internet access in homes (sometimes referred to as a coaxial cable).

Type of wireless network connection well suited to providing Internet access to homes in areas where laying cables would be difficult, or providing hotspot access to large areas, such as cities.

Type of wireless network connection is often used to connect computers to mobile phones, cameras, game controllers, and other peripheral devices.

Type of wireless network connection standards for wireless communication that operate using the mobile phone network.

Is a unique number built into virtually every network device and are stored in a device's ROM, since they are not designed to be changed.

Governs how devices on a network are identified and how information is routed between them.

A series of highspeed links which connect major geographical areas and cables often run under oceans with fiber optic cables.

A system that translates domain names into IP addresses.

A protocol used to send web pages securely over the Internet.