Networking vocabulary

2. system for converting IP addresses into names that users can remember.
9. Address of each individual device connected to a home or business network.
11. a system designed for quick and easy interconnection using public, standardized protocols.
12. small network between nearby devices.
13. A network that connects devices and networks over a larger area.
14. point where network connections start and end.
16. Main IP address of a home or business network, connects the world.
18. conceptual framework that standardizes network communication into 7 layers.
19. transferring data from one Ip address to another.

1. two or more computers that can communicate with each other.
3. arrangement of connections and devices in a network, defining how it flows
4. Virtual address for every device connected to the internet
5. a self contained, isolated network that cannot communicate with other networks
6. standardized numbers across devices to assign each port.
7. set of rules that govern how data flows between devices on a network.
8. A network topology where all devices are connected in a circle.
10. A network topology where all devices are connected to a central hub.
15. company responsible for providing access to the internet.
17. Newer IP system for configuring IP addresses which uses numbers and letters (alphanumerical) to designate IP addresses
20. Older IP system which used numerical values to configure IP addresses