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