IC3 Lesson 24 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. A device on a network; generally shares resources such as printers, software, and other hardware
- 7. A software program such as Internet Explorer
- 10. Method of high-level security that examines a fingerprint, voide pattern, or the iris or retina of the eye and matches it with the original entry in the system
- 12. Similar to an intranet, but allows specific users outside of the organization to access internal information systems
- 14. World's collection of interconnected commercail and government-owned voice-oriented systems
- 18. A recent wireless technology that can deliver maximum speeds of up to 7 mbps to your cell phone, home computer, or car
- 19. Uses coaxial cable to send and receive data
- 21. Acts as an intermediary between a user and the Internet to ensure security, administrative control, and caching service
- 22. A network in which all the computers are equal; no computer is designated as the server
- 23. Ca include telephone ststems, fiber optics, satellites, microwaves, or any combination of these
- 25. A network designed for the exclusive use of people within an organization
- 26. Connects two or more LANs to form a WAN
Down
- 1. Software architectural model relationship
- 2. Internet connection technology that provides for the transfer of information to a computer at high-speed bandwidth over ordinary copper telephone lines
- 4. High-end program designed to provide network control that includes special functions for connecting computers and other devices into a network
- 5. Provides connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial-up connections
- 6. Covers a large geographical area and can contain communication links across metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries
- 8. Person who breaks into computer systems to steal services and information
- 9. Special hardware and software that protect individual companies' networks from extrenal networks
- 11. Hardware such as a mail server, a database server, an FTP server, an application server, or a Web server
- 13. A type of fiber-optic telephone line that can transmit up to 1.544 megabits per second
- 15. Connects personal computers, workstations, and other devices such as printers and scanners in a limited geographical area
- 16. A variation of LAN that uses no physical wires.
- 17. Small, simple, inexpensive device that joins multiple computers together
- 20. Worldwide system composed of thousands of smaller networks
- 24. Device that enables a computer to transmit voice data over telephone lines