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Network Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Network Interface | A computer component that provides a port where a network cable can be connected. |
| Network Cable | A cable that provides connectivity between network devices .A common network cable connects a network interface with a wall jack. |
| Wall Jack | A device , usually located on a building wall,that provides a port where a network cable can be connected.On the hidden side of the wall jack is wiring to a patch panel or to a network device. |
| Local Area Network | A group of networked computers that are physically close together usually in the same building. |
| Wide Area Network | A network of interconnected LAN's across a large geographical location. |
| Client Server Model | A computing model where computer servers supply network and computational services that are consumed by clients |
| File Server | A computer that provide's network to a 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 to devices requesting these pages. |
| Database Server | A computer that stores databases,which are huge repositories of organized data. |
| Gaming Server | A computer that provides a gaming environment that tracks events in multiplayer video games. |
| Modem | Short for modulator\demodulator, a network device that converts digital signals used by modern networks to analog signals that typically carried by telephone or cable lines |
| Router | A network device that moves traffic between two different IP networks |
| Switch | A network device that moves traffic within an IP network |
| Access Point | A network device that connects wireless devices to a wired network |
| Fire Wall | A network security device that protects a network by examining the traffic before transferring it to the network |
| Home Router | A small network device with modem,firewall,router,and switching features that is used in homes and small businesses |
| Registered Jack 11 | A network interface or connection with four pins and a clip to hold the plug into the wall socket. RJ-11 is used to connect to plain old telephone lines.In a DSL network, this interface connects modem to the wall jack. |
| Registered Jack 45 | A network interface or connection with eight pins , that is similar , but wider than RJ-11 connectors .RJ-45 is used to create a wired connection between a computer and a network. |
| Bluetooth | A technology used to create wireless connections between computers and devices. |
| Near Field Communications | A technology that uses specially encoded tags that respond in a specific way when scanned by a radio frequency reader.NFC is often used by placing a smartphone near a scanner to pay for a item from the store |
| Dial-Up | A technology used in the early days of the internet where a computer would make a phone call to ISP to establish high speed connectivity |
| Digital Subscriber Line | A technology that uses phone lines to establish high speed connectivity |
| Cable | A technology that uses cable tv lines to establish high speed connectivity to the internet through an ISP |
| Fiber Optic | A technology that uses fiber optic cables that carry light signals to establish high speed connectivity through an ISP |
| Satellite | A technology that sends signals to and from satellite to establish high speed connectivity to the internet through an ISP |
| Cellular | A technology that uses cellular radio signals to establish connectivity to the internet through an ISP |
| WI-FI | A technology that uses radio signals to connect a device to an access point |
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