chapter 7 vocab

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Across
  1. 3. hoc- refers to a system of network elements that combine to form a network requiring little or no planning
  2. 4. When a device authenticates itself
  3. 6. applicationon of a specific algorithm to data that makes the data protected from unauthorized access.
  4. 8. Wireless local area network.
  5. 9. personal area network.
  6. 11. Electromagnetic waves with a frequency range above that of microwaves. Below that of the visible spectrum. LAN systems based on technology represent an emerging tech.
  7. 12. service set identifier. code assigned to a packet that designates that the communication is part of a wireless network
Down
  1. 1. station, basic network device/=
  2. 2. radio frequency for short-range communication enabling devices to communicate with each other over short distances.
  3. 5. wave- Self-propagating wave in space with electric and magnetic componets classified in order of increasing frequency; radio waves, microwave, infrared radiation, visible light, terahertz radiation, ultraviolet radiation, x-rays and gamma rays.
  4. 7. Client- a host that connects to a wireless network
  5. 10. point- wireless LAN transmitter/receiver that acts as a connection between wireless clients and wired networks.