Networking Part 1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Bandwidth | The amount of data that can be transferred over a network in a certain amount of time |
Bluetooth | Allows electronic devices like cell phones and computers to exchange data over short distances using radio waves |
Chat Room | A virtual room where people discuss using text over the Internet |
An exchange of electronic messages between computers that are connected to the Internet or some other computer network | |
Fax | A device that transmits a scanned picture or document over a telephone line |
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | A communications method for transferring data between computers on the Internet |
Firewall | Part of a computer system that is designed to block unauthorized access |
Instant Messaging | The use of an application that allows users to “chat” over the Internet from computer to computer |
HAN | Home Area Network |
Modem | A device that allows computers to communicate over telephone lines |
Public internet access point | A public place that provides internet access to users or customers |
Video Conferencing | Live conferences over the Internet that includes voice, video, and or text |
Wireless Adapte | The device that you must have on your computer in order to connect to a wireless network |
Wi-Fi | Wireless local area network that uses radio signals to transmit data |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
Network | To share information between computers |
LAN | Local Are Network |
MAN | A network classification that is less than 30 miles in distance |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
Internet | The largest WAN |
Nodes | A Printer, computer, or server are examples |
Size | Networks are classified according to this. |
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