Do You Know Your Computer Terms?

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Across
  1. 2. Used in a wired network to connect Ethernet cables from a number of devices together.
  2. 6. Computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
  3. 9. In networks, a device that filters and forwards packets between LAN segments.
  4. 12. Abbreviation for metropolitan area network; A larger network that usually spans several buildings in the same city or town.
  5. 13. The most widely installed local area network (LAN) technology.
  6. 15. Abbreviation for personal area network; computer network used for communication among computerized devices, including telephones and personal digital assistants.
  7. 16. Data transfer rate; amount of data that can be carried from one point to another in a given time period.
  8. 19. Point where two or more lines meet.
  9. 21. Another term for bus, the main wire that connects nodes; often used to describe the main network connections composing the Internet.
  10. 23. Abbreviation for local area network; covers a small local area, such as a home or office.
  11. 24. The distance and/or how far an Internet connection can travel; In a spreadsheet application it could be an entire row or column, or multiple rows or columns.
Down
  1. 1. A LAN in which all nodes are connected to a central computer.
  2. 3. Collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another; It’s like a highway on which data travels within a computer.
  3. 4. Low-volume amplification system that improves clarity of speech and sound throughout the classroom.
  4. 5. Allow an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly over a computer network.
  5. 7. Device that forwards data packets between computers networks.
  6. 8. Permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is used to protect networks from unauthorized access while permitting legitimate communications to pass.
  7. 10. Abbreviation for wide area network; is not restricted to a geographical location.
  8. 11. A site that offers Internet access over a wireless local area network though the use of a router connected to a link to an Internet service provider.
  9. 14. Abbreviation for network interface card; describes a way to increase available bandwidth.
  10. 17. Refers to a layout of a network and how different nodes in a network are connected to each other and how they communicate.
  11. 18. Relationship between two or more small or medium sized ISPs.
  12. 20. Series of web sites linked together.
  13. 22. An application that runs on a personal computer or workstation and relies on a server to perform some operations for example email.
  14. 24. An eight-wire connector used commonly to connect computers onto a local area networks especially Ethernets.
  15. 25. Can be a computer or some other device, such as a printer; Every one of these have a unique network address sometimes called a data link control address or media access control address.