click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
network terminology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
network interface | a counter component that provides a port where a net work cable can be connected |
network cable | a cable that provides connectivity between network devices a common network cable connects a computer network interface with a jack wall |
wall jack | a devices,usually located on a building wall, provides a port (usually rj-45) where a net work cable can be connected. on the hidden side of a wall jack is wiring to patch panel or to a net work device |
local area network | a grope of networks computers that are physically close together ,usually in the same building |
wide area network | a network interconnected lans across a large geographical location |
client server model | a computational model where computers servers supply network and computational services (such as email,file sharing , online gaming and VoIP that |
file server | computer that provides email services to a network access to shared disk storage |
mail server | a computer that provides email services to a network |
web server | a computer that stores web pages and hypertext documents and transmits them devices requesting these pages |
database server | a computer that stores database,which are huge repositories of organize data |
gaming server | a computer that provides a gaming environment that tracks in multiplayer |
modem short for modulator modulator/demodulator | a net work device that converts digital signals used by modern networks to along signals that are typically carried by telephone are cable TV lines |
router | a network device that moves traffic within an ip |