Across
- 2. 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
- 9. An ISP that provides connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial-up connections-from 384Kbps to 2.0 Mbps
- 11. A device on the Network
- 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
- 17. a network configuration that allows selected outside organizations to access internal information systems
- 18. The world’s collection of interconnected commercial and the government owned voice-orientated system
- 19. Computer network that covers a large geographical area. Most WANs are made up of several connected LANS
- 20. An internet connection technology that provides for the transfer of information to a computer at a high-speed bandwidth over ordinary copper telephone lines
- 23. 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
- 24. a network designed for the exclusive use of computer users within an organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization
- 25. A server that acts as an intermediary between a user and the internet
- 26. Computer architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal an there is no computer designated as the server
Down
- 1. Link from one computer to another through which data can be transmitted
- 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
- 4. a combination of hardware and software that creates a buffer between an internal network and the Internet to prevent unauthorized access
- 5. A technique or device that examines a fingerprint, voice pattern, or the iris or retina of the eye
- 6. High-end programs designed to provide network control and include special functions connection computers and other devices into a network
- 7. A computer that handles requests for data, e-mail, file transfers, and other network services from other computers (clients)
- 8. Computer configuration in which one or more computers on the network acts as a server
- 10. the largest network used as communication tool
- 13. Expert computer user who invades someone else’s computer either for personal gain or simply for satisfaction of being able to do it
- 14. Communications hardware device that facilitates the transmission of data
- 15. A computer that uses the services of another program
- 16. A junction where information arrives from connected computers or peripheral devices and is them forwarded in one or more directions to other computer and devices
- 21. A variation of a LAN that uses no physical wires
- 22. A device that uses coaxial cable to send and receive data