Vocabulary crossword

2. a device that forwards data packets between computer networks, creating a overlay internet network.
4. Each node is daisy-chained (connected one right after the other) along the same backbone
6. An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network
7. connected to a network through an NIC, located inside the CPU
10. are another fundamental part of many networks because they speed things up.
12. connect many devices that are relatively close to each other, usually in the same building
13. is a special series of bits that travels around a token-ring network.
14. cable rack that interconnects and manages the telecommunications wiring between itself and any number of IDFs.
16. type of cable that consists of two independently insulated wires twisted around one another
18. combines characteristics of linear bus and star topologies. It consists of groups of star-configured workstations connected to a linear bus backbone cable.
19. Network A network is a group of computers connected together in a way that allows information to be exchanged between the computers.
22. agreed-upon format for transmitting data between two devices.
23. where there is no physical wired connection between sender and receiver
25. This is the physical address of any device

1. type of networkin which each workstation has equivalent capabilities and responsibilities.
3. common connection point for devices in a network.
5. connect a smaller number of devices that can be many kilometers apart.
8. in which each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server.
9. type of wire that consists of a center wire surrounded by insulation and then a grounded shield of braided wire.
11. piece of a message transmitted over a packet-switching network
15. uses glass (or plastic) threads (fibers) to transmit data
17. rings have the nodes daisy-chained. The difference is that the end of the network comes back around to the first node, creating a complete circuit.
20. each node is connected to a central device
21. node is anything that is connected to the network
24. manages the telecommunications wiring