Networking Terms

3. Borrowed from the telephone industry, this is the standard connector for unshielded twisted pair cabling.
4. The physical layer of the network that focuses on hardware elements.
6. Used to transmit data only to the intended recipient’s port and create internal connections between systems
8. A network that is confined to a small area and generally limited to a geographic area.
10. Network topology connecting each system using a BNC T-connector
12. Network topology where all systems are connected to a circle of cable.
13. Connects networks in larger geographic areas such as states or countries.
14. Computer that provide shared resources to network users.

1. Topology combining characteristics of linear bus and star topologies.
2. Uses rules to filter traffic into and out of the private network, to protect the private network users and data from malevolent hackers.
5. Describes the way that network systems are physically connected to each other by media and devices.
7. Connect computers in a “star” topology with a series of ports accept network cables.
9. Converts “packets” from systems into electrical signals to be sent over the media.
11. Topology that utilizes a central network device and all systems plug directly into the device.
12. Device that determines the shortest path to a destination and used in between networks using the same protocols