Vocab 24

5. subscriber line an internet connection technology that provides for the transfer of info to a computer at a high speed bandwidth over ordinary copper telephone lines
6. a device that uses coaxial cable to send and retrieve data
7. a computer that uses the services of another program
8. a type of fiber optic telephone line that can transmit up to 1.544 megabits per second or can be used to transmit 24 digitized voice channels
9. a variation of a lan that uses no physical wires
12. the largest network tool used for communication
14. a junction where information arrives from connected computers or peripheral devices and is then fowarded in one or more directions to other computers and devices
16. communications hardware device that facilitates the tranmission of data
17. an ISP that provides connection speeds more than 30x faster than dial up connection
18. channels link from one computer to another through which data can be transmitted
21. a server thats acts as an intermediary between a user and the internet
22. high end programs designed to porvide network control
23. a device taht directs traffic ona network by dividing data
24. a network configuration that allows selected outside access internal information systems
25. a computer that handles requests for data, email, file transfers, and other services from computers

1. a technique or device that examines a fingerprint, voice pattern, or the iris or retina of the eye
2. a combination of hardware and software that creates a buffer between an internal network and the internet to prevent unathorized access
3. a computer that uses the services of another program
4. a netwrok designed for the exlusive use of computer users within an organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization
10. computer network that covers a large geographical area, made up of several LANS
11. computer architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal and there is no computer designated as the server
13. the worlds collection of interconnected commercial and government owned voice oriented systems
15. someone who invades anothers computer
19. a device on the network
20. a series of connected computers