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What is a BUS network topology?

A network that uses a central cable to which all network devices are attached.

What is a STAR network topology?

A network that uses a host device connected directly to several other devices.

What is a packet?

A piece of a message transmitted over a packet-switching network.

What is a router?

A router is a device that forwards data packets along networks.

What is a protocol?

A set of rules to be followed in a specific situation.

What is a Local Area Network (LAN)?

A network that covers a relatively small geographical area, such as a home, an office building, or a school.

What is a server?

A computer that is dedicated to processing client requests.

What is a modem?

A device that is used to connect a computer to a network

What are hotspots?

A location that provides wireless Internet access to the public.

What is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network?

A network in which the computers on the network work at the same functional level, and users have direct access to the network devices.

What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)?

A network that connects devices located in a large geographical area.

What is a wireless network?

Any computer network where there is no physical wired connection between sender and receiver. Radio waves and/or microwaves maintain the communications.

What is bandwidth?

The amount of data that can be transferred in a given time period.

What is the Internet?

The largest computer network in the world.

What is TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet.


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