Data Communication

2. The process of transferring a film from a remote computer to a local computer over a network.
5. Data transmission in which every bit in a byte must travel down the same path in succession
7. A collection of procedures to establish, maintain, and terminate transmissions between devices.
9. A device that interleaves the messages of several low-speed devices and sends them along a single, high-speed path
13. An interface that enables two dissimilar networks to communicate
16. transmission of data as O and 1 bits
17. used to convert signals between analog and digital enabling transmission over a phone line
18. ________ switching breaks messages into smaller units that travel to a destination along possibly different paths
19. Used by individuals to access news, weather, financial, travel, entertainment and shopping information
20. The computer to computer counterpart for the postal service

1. PAIR, A communications medium consisting of wire strands twisted in sets of two and bound into a cable
3. A network that spans a large geographic area
4. An electromagnetic wave in the high frequency rage
6. A local network without a host computer.
8. A computer that manages shared devices such as printers and hard disks
10. A global "network of networks"
11. The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that a transmission medium can accommodate
12. Data transmission in which each bit in a byte follows its own path simultaneously
14. Transmission of data as continuous-wave patterns
15. A type of transmission in which messages may travel in two directions simultaneously.