NETWORKS

2. Optic Light travels down it by bouncing repeatedly off the walls.
6. It defines rules and conventions for communication between network devices.
7. The amount of data that can be sent from one point to another in a certain period of time.
9. Service Provider A company that provides subscribers with access to the Internet.
11. The result of two devices on the same Ethernet network attempting to transmit data at exactly the same time.
13. A system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a local area network, with protocols to control the passing of information and to avoid simultaneous transmission by two or more systems.
15. The unit of data that is routed between an origin and a destination on the Internet or any other packet-switched network.

1. Networking hardware used to connect one network device to other network devices.
3. A networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks.
4. rate one of the basic mechanisms used by protocols operating over a packet switched computer network to provide reliable communication.
5. Name Server The Internet's system for converting alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses.
8. Wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections.
10. rate The degree of errors encountered during data transmission over a communications or network connection.
12. It is an expression of how much time it takes for a packet of data to get from one designated point to another.
14. Address Serves two principal functions: network interface identification and location addressing.