Network Systems

3. a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices.
5. A network interface controller is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
7. a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.
10. A network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that links network segments or network devices. The term commonly refers to a multi-port network bridge that processes and routes data at the data link layer of the OSI model.

1. An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of high quality extruded glass or plastic, slightly thicker than a human hair. It can function as a waveguide, or “light pipe”, to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber.
2. a system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a local area network, with protocols to control the passing of information and to avoid simultaneous transmission by two or more systems.
4. An Ethernet hub, active hub, network hub, repeater hub, multiport repeater or hub is a device for connecting multiple Ethernet devices together and making them act as a single network segment.
6. broadcasting, computer networking, or other communication using radio signals, microwaves, etc.
8. A router is a device that forwards data packets between computer networks, creating an overlay internetwork. A router is connected to two or more data lines from different networks.
9. Network bridging describes the action taken by network equipment to allow two or more communication networks, or two or more network segments, to create an aggregate network. Bridging is distinct from routing which allows the networks to communicate independently as separate networks.