a(n) ____ is an internal network that uses Internet technologies

a ___ is a network that covers a large geographic area (such as a city, country or the world) using a variety of wired and wireless transmission media

___ transmits on existing standard copper phone wiring

a ___ is a type of always-on physical connection that is established between two communications devices

a ___ network contains a single, centralized device through which all computers and devices on the network communicate

a standard that outlines characteristics of how two device communicate on a network is called a ____

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

each computer on a(n) ___ network has equal responsibilities and capabilities, sharing hardware, data, or information with other computers on the network

___ has been adopted as the network standard for internet communications. thus, all hosts on the internet follow the rules defined in this standard

the technique of breaking a message into individual packets, sending the packets along the best route available, and then reassembling the data is called packet ____

any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device is called a ____

a broadband ___ is a communications device that sends and receives data/information to and from a digital line

for smaller business and home networks, a(n) ____ allows multiple computers and mobile devices to share a single broadband internet connection

the amount of data and information that can travel over transmission media sometimes is called the ____

applications such as air navigation, television and radio broadcasts, weather forecasting, videoconferencing, paging, GPS, and internet connections use ____

the configuration of computers, devices, and media in a network is sometimes called the ____

digital ___ lines include cable television lines, DSL, ISDN lines, FTTP, T-carriers lines, ATM

____ sometimes is referred to as wireless Ethernet because it uses techniques similar to the Ethernet standard to specify how physically to configure a wireless network

one popular use of the Wi-Fi network standard is in ___ that offer mobile users the ability to connect to the internet with their Wi-Fi enabled wireless computers and devices

_____ is a protocol, based on RFID, which defines how a network uses close-range radio signals to communicate between two devices or objects equipped with the technology

some experts predict that ___ eventually will become the internet standard for data transmission

a self-service loaning terminal that connects to a host compute through a network, short for automated teller machine

the amount of data, instructions, and information that can travel over transmission media

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

the transmission from a satellite to an earth-based station

a network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network (nodes) should control when data can be transmitted

portion of a company's network that allows customers or suppliers to access part of its intranet

an internal network that uses internet technologies

the tine it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network

radio waves that provide a high-speed signal transmission

a collection of computers and mobile devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media

based on RFID, a protocol that defines how a network uses close-range radio signals to communicate between two devices or objects equipped with NFC technology

each computer or device on a network

an electrical disturbance that can degrade communications

a standard that outlines characteristics of how two devices communicate on a network

a computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or devices on a network

a device that provides a central point for cables in a network

a special series of bits that functions like a ticket

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

transmission from an earth-based station to a satellite