Across
- 2. type of topology that featured a common cable or backbone connecting all the devices
- 7. The average number of bits of data that can be transmitted from a source to a destination over the network in one second
- 9. ________ Area Network – covering a small geographical area typically within the same building such as a home or office
- 10. Wireless ________ point is a network hardware that connects to wired networks and provides a connection between wireless devices up to 100 metres away.
- 13. device that sets up a long-distance connection to the ISP’s network
- 15. ________ Area Network - covering a larger geographical area comprising two or more buildings within the same town or city
- 16. address used by routers in WAN
- 18. add additional bit at the start of the data string
- 21. computer that initiates a connection to a server to request for resources and services to perform operations
- 24. ________ number is used in combination with an IP address to identify a program that is running on a network
- 27. number of bytes used to represent an IPv6 address
- 28. ________ Access Control
- 30. has a unique 48-bit MAC address that can be used to identify the particular computer or device
- 31. number of bytes used to represent an IPv4 address
- 32. type of topology where each computer is connected to two other computers and passing data around in the same direction
Down
- 1. private network that only authorised users within an organization can access
- 3. string of up to 32 bytes that identifies a wireless access point (WAP) and all the devices connected to it
- 4. device that acts like a loudspeaker and broadcasts the data to all its connected devices
- 5. device that constructs a single network by connecting two similar networks together
- 6. number system to represent an IPv6 address
- 8. IP stands for Internet ________
- 11. most widely used wired network protocol in LANs and MANs
- 12. type of topology where computers will send data to the central network hardware and the hardware forwards the data to the intended destination
- 14. ________ Area Network - covering a large-scale geographical area typically across multiple geographical locations
- 16. public WAN network where anyone can connect to it and share data
- 17. add additional bit at the end of the data string
- 18. ________ check - simplest method of error detection whereby an additional bit is included in the data string to be transmitted
- 19. A unit of broken-up data containing a header with information about the source and destination addresses that are needed for transmission
- 20. computer that shares resources with and responds to requests from devices and other similar computers on the network
- 22. calculated value that is used to determine the integrity of transmitted data – it serves as a unique identifier for the data and is sent together with the data.
- 23. ________ to ________ is a type of network where all computers are considered as equals and act as both clients and servers distributing the load among all computers
- 25. most common wireless network protocol
- 26. physical address used in LAN
- 29. device that keeps the connected networks separate and forwards packets between them using Internet protocols