Across
- 1. switched telephone network: the world's collection of interconnected commercial and government owned voice-oriented systems
- 4. the largest network used as a communication tool
- 6. a recent wireless technology that can deliver maximum speeds of up to 7 mbps to your cell phone, home computer, or car. stands for worldwide interoperability for microwave access
- 8. method of high-level security that examines a fingerprint, voice pattern, or the iris or retina of the eye and matches it with the original entry in the system.
- 10. a series of connected personal computers, workstations, and other devices such as printers or scanners, within a confined space, such as an office building
- 12. link from one computer to another through which data can be transmitted
- 13. a computer that handles requests for data, e-mail, file transfers, and other network services from other computers (clients)
- 14. a network configuration that allows selected outside organizations to access internal information
- 15. a device that uses coaxial cable to send and receive data
- 17. computer configuration in which one or more computers on the network acts as a server
- 19. a network designed for the exclusive use of computers within an organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization
- 20. a server that acts as an intermediary between a user and the Internet
- 21. a junction where information arrives from connected computers or peripheral devices and is then forwarded in one or more directions to other computers
- 22. communications hardware device that facilitates the transmission of data
- 24. line: an internet connection technology that provides for the transfer of information to a computer at a high speed bandwidth over ordinary copper telephone lines
Down
- 1. network: computer architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal and there is no computer designed as the server
- 2. a variation of a lan that uses no physical wires
- 3. network: computer network that covers a large geographical area. most wans are made up of several connected lans
- 5. a device on the network
- 7. an isp that provides connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial-up connections - from 384 kbps to 2.0 mpbs
- 9. a computer that uses the services of another program
- 11. 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
- 16. a combination of hardware and software that creates a buffer between an internal network and the Internet to prevent unauthorized access
- 18. a type of fiber-optic telephone line that can transmit up to 1.544 megabits per second or can be used to transmit 24 digitalized voice channels
- 21. expert computer user who invades someone else's computer either for personal gain or simply for the satisfaction of being able to do it
- 23. operating system: high-end programs designed to provide network control and include special functions for connecting computers and other devices into a network