- the transmission capacity of a communications channel
- a short-range wireless network technology that’s designed to make its own connections between electronic devices, without wires, cables or any direct action from a user
- a term used to refer to communications channels that have high bandwith
- a type of cable constructed of a center wire surrounded by a grounded shield of braided wire used for cable TV
- satellites used to send and receive data to and from ground stations [two words]
- an identifying name by which host computers on the Internet are familiarly known [two words]
- a large database of unique IP addresses that correspond with domain names [three words]
- a bundle of thin tubes of glass used to transmit data as pulses of light; this type of cable is an essential part of the Internet backbone and are increasingly found on business and campus networks [three words]
- Wireless ______ (Wi-Fi) refers to a set of wireless networking technologies defined by IEEE 802.11 standards that are compatible with Ethernet.
| - Networks that use different topologies and technologies can be interconnected by using ______ (devices or software codes used to join two dissimilar networks by converting data sent from one network into a format compatible to the receiving network).
- ______ scope is the area in which network devices are located (i.e. WAN, MAN, LAN, NAN, PAN).
- A Wi-Fi ______ is wireless broadband Internet service offered in a public location.
- a transmission technology that uses a frequency range just below the visible light spectrum to transport data [two words]
- unique identifying numbers assigned to each computer connected to the Internet [two words]
- electromagnetic waves with a frequency of at least 1 GHz
- a term that refers to communications channels that have low bandwith
- companies that maintain a series of nationwide Internet links [three words]
| - Each connection point on a network is referred to as a ______.
- Each section of an IP address is called an ______ because in binary it is represented by eight bits.
- a “parcel” of data that is sent across a computer network
- The arrangement of devices in a network is referred to as its ______ topology (i.e. star, ring, bus, mesh, tree).
- Communications ______ refers to a set of rules for efficiently transmitting data from one network node to another.
- Most wireless LANs transport data as ______ ______ (RF) signals.
- The most commonly used gateway is a ______, an electronic device that joins two or more networks.
- hardware, software, and data made available for authorized network users to access [two words]
| - a combination of a transmitter and a receiver used to send and receive data in the form of radio frequencies
- a device on a telecommunications satellite that receives a signal on one frequency, amplifies the signal, and then retransmits the signal on a different frequency
- a popular, inexpensive cable designed for telephone and network installations [two words]
- a communications protocol that provides Internet access from handheld devices [acronym]
- an encryption algorithm used to transmit data on Wi-Fi networks so that the data is useless to hackers [acronym]
- Data in a ______ network travels from one device to another over cables.
- Data in a ______ network travels through the air, eliminating the need for cables.
- A ______ ______ ______ provides a central point for data transmitted over a Wi-Fi network.
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