Vocab Crossword 24

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Across
  1. 2. A network configuration that allows selected outside organizations to access internal information systems.
  2. 7. A technique or device that examines a fingerprint, voice pattern, or the iris or retina of the eye.
  3. 9. Computer Configuration in which one or more computers on the network acts as a server.
  4. 11. Link from one computer to another through which data can be transmitted.
  5. 16. A computer that handles requests for data, e-mail, file transfers, and other network services from other computers (clients).
  6. 17. The world’s collection of interconnected commercial and government-owned voice –orientated systems.
  7. 18. An Internet connection technology that provides for the transfer of information to a computer at a high-speed bandwidth over ordinary copper telephone lines.
  8. 19. A variation of a LAN that uses no physical wires.
  9. 22. A combination of hardware and software that creates a buffer between an internal network and the Internet to prevent unauthorized access.
  10. 24. Computer network that cover a large geographical area.
  11. 25. High-end programs designed to provide network control and include special functions for connecting computers and other decices into a network.
Down
  1. 1. A device that uses coaxial cable to send and receive data.
  2. 3. A device that directs traffic on a network by dividing data into smaller packets that travel by different routes and then are reassembled at their destination.
  3. 4. A type of fiber-optic telephone line that can transmit up to 1.544 megabits per second or can be used to transmit 24 digitized voice channels.
  4. 5. An ISP that provides connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial-up connections—from 384 Lbps to 2.0 Mbps.
  5. 6. A junction where information arrives from connected computers or peripheral devices and is then forwarded in one or more directions to other computers and devices.
  6. 8. Communications hardware device on a computer that facilitates the transmission of data.
  7. 10. A network designed for the exclusive use of computer users within an organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization.
  8. 12. The largest network used as a communication tool.
  9. 13. Expert computer user who invades someone else’s computer either for personal gain or for the satisfaction of being able to do it.
  10. 14. A series of connected personal computers, workstations, and other devices, such as printers or scanners, within a confined space, such as an office building.
  11. 15. Computer architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal and there is no computer designated as the server.Proxy Server- A server that acts as an intermediary between a user and the Internet.
  12. 20. A device on the network.
  13. 21. A computer that uses the services of another program.
  14. 23. A recent wireless technology that can deliver maximum speeds of up to 7 Mbps to your cell phone, home computer, or car.