Across
- 3. fiber optic telephone line
- 5. an internet connection technology that provides for the transfer of information to a computer at high speed
- 6. connect personal computers and other devices in a limited geographical area
- 8. high-end programs designed to provide network control
- 9. designed for exclusive use of people within an organization
- 10. examine a fingerprint, a voice pattern, or the retina or iris of the eye
- 12. can include telephone systems, fiber optics, satellites, microwaves, or any combo of these
- 14. directs traffic on a network
- 16. allows specific users outside of the organization to access internal information systems
- 17. all computers are equal
- 18. supports telephone service
- 23. converts analog signals to digital and vice versa
- 24. hardware
Down
- 1. covers large geographical area and can contain communication links across many boundaries
- 2. small inexpensive device that joins multiple computers
- 4. provide connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial-up connections
- 7. recent wireless technology
- 11. worldwide system composed of smaller networks
- 13. describes a software architectural model relationship
- 15. protect individual companies' networks from external networks
- 18. acts like a switchboard through a firewall
- 19. uses coaxial cable to send and receive data
- 20. variation of LAN that uses no physical wires
- 21. software program
- 22. person who breaks into computer systems to steal services and information