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The amount of data that can be transferred over a network in a certain amount of time.
Bandwidth
Node
FTP
NOS
A computer, peripheral or other device connected to a network.
Switch
Router
LAN
Node
A cable made up of glass fibers that transmit data extremely fast.
Coaxial
Fiber optic
Ethernet
Cat-6
Device that transfers packets of data between two or more networks.
Router
Switch
Firewall
Node
Allows for transfer of data between devices over short distances through radio waves.
NOS
Router
Bluetooth
Switch
A device that acts like a traffic signal on a network.
Node
FTP
Wireless Adapter
Switch
Cable made up of a single copper wire used for cable TV.
Ethernet
Fiber optic
Coaxial
Cat-5
A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area.
MAN
NOS
WAN
LAN
A network that uses ethernet protocol as the means to which devices communicate on the network.
LAN
Ethernet
WAN
MAN
A network that consists of client computers that connect to a server.
client/server
LAN
peer-to-peer
WAN
When 2 or more computers are connected via software and hardware to communicate they create a ____________.
router
wi-fi
FTP
network
A large network designed to provide access to a specific geographic area, such as a city.
LAN
WAN
MAN
NOS
Wireless local area network that uses radio signals to transmit data.
wi-fi
ethernet
FTP
bandwidth
A collection of LANS that span a large physical distance.
LAN
WAN
MAN
PAN
A network where each device can communicate directly with every other device on the network.
wi-fi
client/server
ethernet
peer-to-peer
Special software installed on client/server networks for network management.
FTP
NOS
PAN
OOS
A cable made up of twisted copper wires used to connect devices in a network.
fiber optic
coaxial
UTP
FTP
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