Networking

1. the most basic networking device that connects multiple computers or other network devices together.
4. A very large Wide Area Network.
6. Wide Web An information system on the Internet which allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links.
10. The computer on a network that request data from a server.
11. A group of interconnected computers and devices.
12. A router is a device that routes data packets transmitted within a network, or between networks, to their intended destination.
13. "billions"
15. a high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies, which enables a large number of messages to be communicated simultaneously.
16. using wires or cables rather than wireless technology to transmit signals
18. "millions", so 1Mbit = 1,000,000 bits

2. In computing, bandwidth is the maximum rate of data transfer across a given path,(measured in "bits")
3. printers, etc...) and connections in a network.
5. Topology The description of the arrangement of devices (e.g. switches, routers, computers,
7. Delay in the time from when the information is requested, until it is received.
8. A computer that holds data to be shared with other computers. Example: A Web Server stores and serves websites. An eMail Server stores and serves eMails.
9. A network component that filters network packets, so that a device attached to the network only receives packets intended for that device.
14. a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
16. using radio, microwaves, etc. (as opposed to wires or cables) to transmit signals.
17. smallest unit of data