Across
- 4. Information in raw form
- 7. a fast internet connection that does not use telephone lines
- 8. a local or restricted communications network
- 9. a portion of memory made of high-speed static RAM
- 11. how long it takes for a bit of data to travel across the network from one node or endpoint to another.
- 12. a computer program designed to help people perform an activity.
- 15. a computer networking device that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device.
- 19. the brain of your computer
- 20. the main memory in a computer.
Down
- 1. a measure of how many units of information a system can process in a given amount of time.
- 2. a special kind of variable in computer programming language that is used to pass information between functions or procedures.
- 3. the maximum rate of data transfer across a given path.
- 5. a controlled private network allowing customers, partners, vendors, suppliers and other businesses to gain information, typically about a specific company or educational institution, and do so without granting access to the organization's entire network.
- 6. the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer.
- 10. a part of a machine
- 13. a block of data transmitted across a network.
- 14. the variation in the latency on a packet flow between two systems, when some packets take longer to travel from one system to the other
- 16. rules and conventions for communication between network devices.
- 17. a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide
- 18. device that provides a service to another computer program and its user, also known as the client.
