Across
- 3. - a series of connected personal computers, workstations, and other devices, such as printers or scanners, within a confined space, such as an office building
- 5. - an internet connection technology that provides for the transfer of information to a computer at a high-speed bandwidth over ordinary copper telephone lines
- 8. - a computer that handles requests for data, e-mail, file transfers, and other network services from other computers(clients)
- 10. - examine a fingerprint, a voice pattern, or the iris or retina of the eye
- 14. - a server that accts as an intermediary between a user and the internet
- 15. - computer configuration in which one or more computers on the network acts as a server
- 17. - a computer that uses the services of another program
- 19. - An ISP that provides connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial-up connections - from 384 Kbps to 2.0 Mbps
- 20. - a network configuration that allows selected ouside organizations to access internal information systems
- 21. - a variation of a LAN that uses no physical wires
- 22. - a type of fiber-optic telephon eline that can transmit up to 1.544 megabits per second or can be used to transmit 24 digitized voice channels
- 23. - computer network that covers a large geographical area. Most WANs are made up of several connected LANs
- 24. - a device that directs traffic on a network by deviding data into smaller packets that travel by different routes and then are reassembled at their destination
- 25. - a device that uses coaxial cable to send and recieve data
Down
- 1. the world's collection of interconnected commercial and government-owned voice-oriented systems
- 2. - a recent wireless technology that can deliver maximum speeds of up to 7Mbps to your cell phone, home computer, or car. Stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
- 4. - a combination of hardware and software that creates a buffer between an internal network and the internet to prevent unauthorized access
- 6. - expert computer user who invades someone else's computer either for personal gain or simply for the satisfaction of being able to do it
- 7. - a network designed for the exclusive use of computer users within an organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization
- 9. - a junction where information arrives from connnected copmuters or peripheral devices and is then forwarded in one or more directions to other computers and devices
- 11. - computer archetecture in which all the computers on a network are equal and there is no computer designated as the server
- 12. - link from one computer to another through which data can be transmitted
- 13. - a device on the network
- 16. - the largest network used as a communication tool
- 18. - high-end programs designed to provide network control and include special functions for connecting computers and other devices into a network
- 26. - communications hardware device that facilitates the transmission of data