Network Basics Crossword Puzzle

2. Network that usually spans a campus or city.
4. Allows electronic devices to exchange data over wireless network.
6. Hardware that enables a computer to communicate over a network; also called an ethernet adapter or network interface card.
8. Effective connection distance from hotspot or router; diminishes over distance and around barriers.
9. Widely used computer data structure with a set of linked nodes.
12. The top level of a network.
16. Configurations of computer networks.
18. Network that covers a broad area.
19. Networking device; forwards data packets between networks.
21. Commonly a computer dedicated to running one or more services; host computer.
23. Wi-Fi access point or area.
25. Networking device; connects multiple devices together and makes them act as a single network segment.

1. Network used for personal devices; Bluetooth is an example.
3. Active device attached to computer network; can be a computer or a switch.
5. Technological barrier; prevents unauthorized or unwanted communications between networks or hosts.
7. Cable for carrying signals; used in structured cabling for networks like Ethernet.
10. Network that interconnects computers in a limited area.
11. Data structure; effectively used to buffer data streams; also called a circular buffer.
12. Computer subsystem; combines digital bits to form common function or variable.
13. Software; accesses a remote service on another computer.
14. Rate of data transfer; measured in bits per second (bps).
15. Family of networking devices; typically used for LANs.
17. Networking device; connects (and selects between) network segments.
20. Common computer network topology shape.
22. A common modular connector.
24. User on a network; in the case of P2P networking, can act as a client or server for networking transactions.