Network Systems

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Across
  1. 2. Small hardware device that joins multiple computers together within one local area network
  2. 4. Device that forwards data packets between computer networks, creating an overlay internetwork. A router is connected to two or more data lines from different networks
  3. 5. A unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network
  4. 6. A standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices
  5. 8. A system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a local area network, with protocols to control the passing of information and to avoid simultaneous transmission by two or more systems
Down
  1. 1. Broadcasting, computer networking, or other communication using radio signals, microwaves, etc
  2. 3. An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of high quality extruded glass or plastic, slightly thicker than a human hair. It can function as a waveguide, or “light pipe”, to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber
  3. 7. Small, simple, inexpensive device that joins multiple computers together