Networking-Midterm-Section-1_2

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  1. 1

    An adapter board designed to connect a workstation, server, or other network device to a network medium.

  2. 2

    Any device connected to a network, such as a microcomputer, mainframe, midrange computer, network equipment, or printer. Also called a station.

  3. 3

    An established guideline that specifies how networked data is formatted into a packet or frame, how it is transmitted, and how it is interpreted at the receiving end.

  4. 4

    A network that offers services to members of the public, such as network services offered by a telecommunications company or a cable TV company.

  5. 5

    A network design consisting of a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point, and thus no terminators.

  6. 6

    A single computer that provides extensive multiuser access to network resources, such as shared files, shared disks, and shared printers.

  7. 7

    The oldest type of network design, this topology consists of multiple nodes attached to a central hub, switch, or router.

  8. 8

    A resistor that is connected to the end of a segment on a bus network, so that data-carrying signals are absorbed at the point where the segment stops .Absorbing the signals.

  9. 9

    The physical layout of cable and wireless network devices and the logical path followed by network frames or packets sent on the cable or by wireless transmissions.

  10. 10

    A private network that functions like a tunnel through a larger network—such as the Internet or an enterprise network—that is restricted to designated member clients only.

  11. 11

    A far-reaching system of networks that usually extends over approximately 48 kilometers (about 30 miles) and often reaches across states and continents.

  12. 12

    A computer that has its own CPU and may be used as a stand-alone computer for word processing, spreadsheet creation, or other software applications.

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