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4. rate/collisions the result of two devices on the same Ethernet network attempting to transmit data at exactly the same time.
5. It has been the most widely used method of linking computers together in LANs since the 1990s.
6. A technology that uses glass (or plastic) threads (fibers) to transmit data.
10. one of the basic mechanisms used by protocols operating over a packet switched computer network to provide reliable communication
11. The address is broken down into four 8-bit numbers (each is called an octet ).
12. one or more wires covered in a plastic covering that allows for the transmission of power or data between devices.

1. a system used to convert a computer's host name into an IP address on the Internet.
2. has to be broken up into small chunks of data
3. When two computers communicate across a network they need a set of rules to be able to 'talk' to each other.
7. to describe the total time it takes a data packet to travel from one node to another.
8. wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections.
9. the amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time