Across
- 4. a device that forwards packets between nodes based on the packet's destination node address (either hardware or protocol), typically with a buffer time longer than a repeater but shorter than the transmission time of the packet.
- 6. Route where packets never reach their destination, but simply cycle repeatedly through a constant series of network nodes.
- 9. An error condition that occurs when a process stores data in a location that it 1) has not properly allocated for that purpose or 2) has been allocated by another process.
- 10. what comes out of the head/hair of Xiaoyu when she's designing this crossword.
Down
- 1. precise clocking. Such signals have the same frequency, with individual characters encapsulated in control bits (called start bits and stop bits) that designate the beginning and end of each character.
- 2. A group of memory locations set aside for temporary storage of data, especially frequently-used data or data needing high speed retrieval by the CPU.
- 3. A method of formatting data by removing characters at the end of the data that do not conform to the format desired.
- 5. 1. The arrangement of computing devices in a network. 2. A term describing such an arrangement.
- 7. A minor adjustment
- 8. The end point of a broadband network. All stations transmit toward the headend; the headend then transmits toward the destination station.