Across
- 3. an internet connection technology provides for the transfer of information to a computer at a high speed bandwidth over ordinary copper telephone lines
- 8. a network configuration that allows selected outside organizations to access internal information systems
- 9. computer network that covers a large geographical area most WANs are made up of several connected LANs
- 13. a computer that uses the services of another program
- 14. communications hardware device that facilitates the transmission of data
- 17. 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 place of destination
- 19. computer configuration in which one or more computers on the same network acts as a server
- 20. an ISP that provides connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial up connections from 384 Kbps to 2.0 Mdps
- 23. link from one computer to another through which data can be transmitted
- 25. a series of connected personal computers workstations and other devices such as printers or scanners within a confined space such as an office building
- 26. expert computer user who invades someone else's computer for either for personal gain or simply for the satisfaction of being able to do it
Down
- 1. a device on a network
- 2. examine a finger print a voice pattern or the iris or retina of the eye these must match the entry that originally was stored in the system for an employee to gain access to a secure area
- 4. a device that uses coaxial cable to send and receive data
- 5. 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
- 6. a variation of a LAN that uses no physical wires
- 7. high end programs designed to provide network control and include special functions for connecting computers and other devices in to a network
- 10. the words collection of interconnected commercial and government owned voice oriented systems
- 11. a recent wireless technology that can deliver maximum speeds of up to 7 Mbps to your cell phone home computer or car stands for worldwide interoperability for microwave access
- 12. a computer that handles requests for data email file transfers and other network services from other computers clients
- 15. computer architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal and there is no computer designed as the server
- 16. the largest network used as a communication tool
- 18. a network designed for the exclusive use of computer users within an organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization
- 21. a server that acts as an intermediary between a user and the internet
- 22. 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
- 24. a combination of hardware and software that creates a buffer between an internal network and the internet to prevent unauthorized access