Across
- 4. The control block or blocks of data added prior to the actual message
- 5. A reduction in a signals level as expressed in deciBels
- 6. The disturbance or interference of open-air radio transmission to deliberately prevent communication
- 9. The arrangement of stations and the links connecting the stations of a data communications network
- 11. The undesirable noise or disturbance that occurs on a communications channel, caused by natural or man-made signals
- 14. A network station designed to interconnect two otherwise incompatible devices or networks
- 15. Any combination of two or more technologies
Down
- 1. A grouping of 8 bits
- 2. The waiting time, or delay between a stations request to a transmission channel,and completion
- 3. A memory device type that loses its stored contents upon electrical power fluctuation or failure
- 7. A modems characteristic when it is sending a carrier signal on a multipoint line when it has not been polled
- 8. Using a constant time interval between bits or characters to insure that all data communications equipment is in step with each other
- 10. A method of data communications using 75 bps as a transmission speed
- 12. Interference from radio transmission signals or microwave communication causing a received signal to deflect from the target
- 13. A character normally sent at the beginning/end of a synchronous transmission to provide timing and bit synchronization