Networking Terms

3. networks that are far apart such as cities or towns
4. ____ Topology is like a bus network, rings have the nodes daisy-chained.
8. Pair Cable A type of cable that consists of two independently insulated wires twisted around one another.
9. common connection point for devices in a network
11. Access Control This is the physical address of any device
12. Network defined as "having no wires".
13. a cable rack that interconnects and manages the telecommunications wiring between an MDF and workstation devices
15. in which each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server.
17. An agreed-upon format for transmitting data between two devices.
20. allows diffrent nodes of a network to communicate directly with one another smoothly
21. Optic A technology that uses glass (or plastic) threads (fibers) to transmit data.

1. ____Topology each node is connected to a central device called a hub.
2. are often called datagrams
5. anything that is connected to the network
6. Cable A type of wire that consists of a center wire surrounded by insulation and then a grounded shield of braided wire.
7. a type of networking which each workstation has equivalent capabilities and responsibilities
10. Topology where each node is connected one after the other
11. cable rack that interconnects and manages the telecommunications wiring between itself and any number ofIDFs
14. Token acts like a ticket, enabling its owner to send a message across the network.
15. Network a group of computers connected together in a way that allows information to be exchanged between the computers
16. Address an identifier for a computer or a device on a TCP/IP network.
18. ____ Topology consists of groups of star-configured workstations connected to a linear bus backbone cable
19. networks that are in the same general are