Across
- 3. A combination of hardware and software that creates a buffer between an internal network and the Internet to prevent unauthorized access
- 6. High end programs designed to provide network control and include special functions for connecting computers and other devices as a single file
- 9. Examines a fingerprint, voice pattern, or the iris or retina of the eye
- 10. Communications hardware device that facilitates the transmission of data
- 14. A series of connected personal computers, workstations and other devices such as printers or scanners, within a confined space, such as an office building
- 15. A computer that handles request for data, email,file transfer, and other network services from other computers
- 17. The world's colection of interconnected commercial and government owned voice oriented systems
- 19. A junction where information arrives from connected computers or peripheral devices and is then forwarded in one or more directions to other computers and devices
- 21. Computer architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal and there is no computer designated as the server
- 24. A device that uses coaxial cable to send and recieve data
- 25. 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
- 26. Computer network that covers a large geographical area
Down
- 1. An IPS that provides connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial up connections
- 2. Expert computer user who invades someone else's computer either for personal gain or simply for the satifaction of being able to do it
- 4. A device that directs traffic on a network by dividing data into smaller packets that travel by different routes and then are reassembled at their destination
- 5. A server that acts as an intermediary between a user and the Internet
- 7. A recent wireless technology that can deliver maximum speeds of up to 7 Mbps to your cell phone, home computer,or car
- 8. A network designed for the exclusive use of computer users within an organization that cannot be accesed by users outside the organization
- 11. An Internet connection technology that provides for the transfer of information to a computer at a high speed bandwidth over telephone lines
- 12. Computer configuration in which one or more computers on the network acts as a server
- 13. Link from one computer to another through which data can be transmitted
- 16. A computer that uses the services of another program
- 18. A variation of a LAN that uses no physical wires
- 20. The largest network used as a communication tool
- 22. A device on the network
- 23. A network configuration that allows selected outside organizations to access internal information systems