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BKHS CBA Telecomm
BKHS CBA Telecommunications
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| transmission of messages and files using a computer network | |
| a document generated by a facsimile machine | fax |
| a vast network of computers linked to one another | internet |
| a company's private network of computers | intranet |
| computers that are connected to each other | network |
| computers that are connected and ready to receive and/or transmit data | online |
| the rules that must be observed for two electronic devices to communicate | protocol |
| a computer that is not connected to a network | stand alone |
| transmitting information and communicating electronically | telecommunications |
| a system of computers that share information by means of links on web pages | world wide web |
| a computer network that covers a small area | local area network |
| file transfer protocol | ftp |
| simple mail transfer protocol | smtp |
| voice over internet protocol | voip |
| internet protocol | ip |
| uniform resource locator | url |
| top level domain | tld |
| internet service provider | isp |
| network service provider | nsp |
| commercial domain code | .com |
| network domain code | .net |
| military domain code | .mil |
| government domain code | .gov |
| post-secondary education domain code | .edu |
| the action of working from home using a computer and telecommunications media | telecommuting |
| communicating in real time via video with two or more people at different locations | video conferencing |
| the computer at the center of a network | server |
| any computer on a network that relies on a server for resources | client |
| a network that geographically spans a large area | wide area network |
| cable that consists of two independently insulated wires twisted around one another | twisted pair |
| a type of wire that consists of a center wire surrounded by insulation and then a grounded shield of braided wire | coaxial |
| cable—a technology that uses glass (or plastic) threads (fibers) to transmit data | fiber optic |
| A program that works WITH the web browser to display multimedia | plug-in |
| hypertext markup language | html |