Network Topologies and Technologies

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Across
  1. 4. What occurs when devices transmit simultaneously using CSMA/CD?
  2. 9. Which signaling method uses the entire bandwidth to send data as pulses?
  3. 10. What topology creates a temporary connection between two devices whenever data is sent?
  4. 15. What is the name given to the 802.11 series of standards for wireless LANs?
  5. 16. What is the term for a device that connects two networks wirelessly, typically used to link two buildings or extend an existing network?
  6. 17. What type of antenna focuses signals in a single direction?
  7. 18. What is another name for a logical bus topology, where all devices share the bandwidth?
  8. 20. What wireless mode has no central device and allows data to travel directly between devices?
Down
  1. 1. In a physical star topology, what is the central device that connects all the computers in a LAN?
  2. 2. What ratio measures the amount of valid signal compared to noise in a transmission?
  3. 3. physical bus traveling across the medium is called?
  4. 5. The term used when electricity bounces off the end of a cable and back in the other direction is called
  5. 6. What topology connects only two devices directly?
  6. 7. In a point-to-point topology, what is the main advantage of having a dedicated link between two devices?
  7. 8. What logical topology is used in both Ethernet and wireless LANs, where data is received by all devices?
  8. 11. In a physical ring topology, what type of device connects the local area networks (LANs) of buildings A, B, and C to form the ring?
  9. 12. What topology connects each device to every other device, providing redundancy and fault tolerance?
  10. 13. Term refers to the extra information in a network transmission that isn't part of the application data?
  11. 14. What topology passes data from one device to the next in a circle until it reaches the destination?
  12. 19. What topology describes how data travels between devices?