Networking Basics

2. Converts packets of systems into electrical signals to be sent over the media.
5. Topology similar to linear bus topology, except that tree networks can contain branches with multiple nodes.
8. Refers to the configuration of cables, computers, and other peripherals, and the method used to pass the information between workstations.
9. Transmits data to intended recipient, creates internal connections, and isolates communications on one port.
11. Used in between networks, determines shortest path to a destination and uses a routing table to look up an address.
12. Series of ports that receive signals for network components or redirects them to other network systems.
16. Measurement of bit-rate of available or consumed data communication resources expressed in bits per second or multiples of it.
18. Network used for data transmission among devices such as computers, telephones and personal digital assistants.
19. End point of a network connection. Includes any device attached to a network.
20. Computers that provide shared resources to network users.
22. Network that is confined to a relatively small area (such as a school or building).

1. Program makes a service request from another program.
3. A twisted pair cable for carrying signals that is used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet.
4. Allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet wirelessly.
6. A network protocol invented by Xerox Corporation and developed jointly by Xerox, Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
7. A cable to which multiple nodes or workstations are attached.
10. Topology in which each node on a network is connected directly to a central network hub or concentrator.
13. A network connecting computers over a large geographical area, such as a city or school district.
14. Uses rules to filter traffic into and out of the private network, to protect the private network users and data from hac
15. The possible values that may be stored in a variable.
16. A network topology in which each node attaches directly to a common cable.
17. Site that offers Internet access over a wireless local area network (WLAN)through the use of a router connected to a link to an Internet service provider.
18. A network in which resources and files are shared without a centralized management source.
21. Topology in which each node connects to exactly two other nodes, forming a single continuous pathway for signals through each node.