Unit 10: Networking

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WAN

(Wide Area Network) A network that connects computers and other resources over great distances.

WIMAX

(Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), also known as 802.16, is a newer network standard developed by IEEE that specifies how wireless devices communicate over the air in a wide area.

RFID

(radio frequency identification) is a standard, specifically a protocol, that defines how a network uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person.

Network

A collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and transmission media.

LAN

A local area network (LAN) is a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home, school computer labora- tory, office building, or closely positioned group of buildings.

MAN

A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a high-speed network that connects local area networks in a metropolitan area such as a city or town and handles the bulk of communications activity across that region.

CLIENT/SERVER Network

A network architecture in which one or more computers act as a server.

Ring Network

A network in which a cable forms a closed loop (ring) with all computers and devices arranged along the ring.

hierarchy

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

VAN

A value-added network is a third-party business that provides networking services for a fee.

WLAN

A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a LAN that uses no physical wires.

Receiving Device

Accepts the transmission of data, instructions, or information.

Wikis

Collaborative Web sites that allow users to create, add to, modify, or delete Web site content

Peer Network

Computer can function as both a server and a client. This kind of network is represented by a two-way relationship, a give and take among equals or peers.

VoIP

Conversation that takes place over the Internet using a telephone connected to a computer or mobile device or telephone adapter

802.11 (WI-FI)

Developed by IEEE, 802.11 also known as Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) and wireless Ethernet, is a series of network standards that specifies how two wireless devices communicate over the air with each other.

Family Network

Everyone contributes no matter how big or small.

Network Standard

Guidelines that specify the way computers access the medium to which they are connected, the type(s) of medium used, the speeds used on different types of networks, and the type(s) of physical cable and/or the wireless technology used.

IRDA

Infrared Data Association Some computers and devices use the IrDA specification to transmit data wirelessly to each other via infrared (IR) light waves.

FTP

Internet standard that permits users to upload and download files to and from FTP servers on the Internet

Web Folders

Location on a Web server (also known as an HTTP server) to which users publish documents and other files

Newsgroups

Online areas in which users have written discussions about a particular subject

WAP

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a standard, specifically a protocol, that specifies how some mobile devices such as smart phones can display the content of Internet services such as the Web, e-mail, and chat rooms.

video conferencing

Real-time meeting between two or more geographically separated people who use a network to transmit audio and video data

Instant Messaging

Real-time one-on-one communications service on the Internet that notifies you when one or more people are online and then allows you to exchange messages, pictures, files, audio, and video

Chat Rooms

Real-time typed conversation among two or more people that takes place on a computer connected to a network that also may allow the exchange of messages, pictures, files, audio, and video

RSS

Specification that enables Web content to be distributed to subscribers

Local Computer

The computer to which you have physical access. 1st Computer on a network.

Blogs

Time-stamped articles on a network that reflect the author's interests, opinions, and personality

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a network standard, specifically a protocol, that defines how messages (data) are routed from one end of a network to the other.

Email

Transmission of messages and files via a computer network

Fax Machine

Transmits and receives documents over telephone lines

Web

Worldwide collection of electronic documents on the Internet that users access through a Web browser

Internet

Worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals

Sending Device

a device that initiates an instruction to transmit data, instructions, or information

Ethernet

a network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network (nodes) should control when data can be transmitted; that is, each node attempts to trans- mit data when it determines the network is able to receive communications.

Server

a physical computer dedicated to run services to serve the needs of other computers.

Computer Communications

a process in which two or more computers or devices transfer data, instructions, and information

STAR Network

all of the computers and devices (nodes) on the network connect to a central device, thus forming a star.

Text Messaging

also called SMS (short message service), capability allows users to send and receive short text messages on a phone or other mobile device

Clients

are other computers and mobile devices on the network that rely on the server for its resources

BUS Network

consists of a single central cable, to which all computers and other devices connect.

Server

controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on the net- work and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information

P2P

describes an Internet network, on which users access each other's hard disks and exchange files directly

Bi-directional

functioning in two directions

Client

is a computer hardware device or software that accesses a service made available by a server.

Bluetooth

is a standard, specifically a protocol, that defines how two Bluetooth devices use short-range radio waves to transmit data.

Intranet

is an internal network that uses Internet technolo- gies.

Network Topology

refers to the layout of the computers and devices in a communica- tions network.

Peer-to-Peer Network

simple, inexpensive network that typically connects fewer than 10 com- puters

Token Ring

standard specifies that computers and devices on the network share or pass a special signal, called a token, in a unidirectional manner and in a preset order

Communications Channel

transmission media on which the data, instructions, or information travel.

Computer Network

two or more computers communicating

UWB

ultra-wideband, is a network standard that specifies how two UWB devices use short-range radio waves to communicate at high speeds with each other. For optimal com- munications, the devices should be within 2 to 10 meters (about 6.5 to 33 feet) of each other.


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