Across
- 4. A computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
- 6. A network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic.
- 8. Used to connect a LAN to another LAN.
- 9. A device that forwards data packets to the appropriate parts of a computer network.
- 10. A hardware device about the size of an external modem that converts digital data frames from the communications technology used on a local area network (LAN) into frames appropriate to a wide-area network (WAN) and vice versa.
- 11. Required if there are multiple wired connections on the network.
Down
- 1. A box that connects your home network to your internet service provider, or ISP.
- 2. Provides you with a digital connection that allows you to communicate by using any combination of voice, data, and video, among other multimedia applications.
- 3. A computer that sits between different networks or applications.
- 5. A networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.
- 7. A combination transmitter/receiver in a single package.