Chapter 7 Vocab

Question 1

Node

Answer 1

Each device connected to a network

Question 2

network

Answer 2

two or more computers that are connected via software and hardware so they can communicate with each other.

Question 3

Network administration

Answer 3

People in charge of a network in a business

Question 4

data transfer rater

Answer 4

bandwith; the maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network

Question 5

throughput

Answer 5

actual speed of data transfer

Question 6

network architecture

Answer 6

the distance and amount of nodes on a network

Question 7

client/server network

Answer 7

client=Computer server=big computer that hooks up all of the computers

Question 8

peer to peer network

Answer 8

each node connected on the network can communicate directly with every other node on the network.

Question 9

Ethernet network

Answer 9

protocol by which nodes in a network can communicate

Question 10

gigabit ethernet

Answer 10

wired ethernet

Question 11

wireless fidelity

Answer 11

wifi

Question 12

802.11ac

Answer 12

most current standard of wifi network

Question 13

backward compatibility

Answer 13

current device can use earlier standards

Question 14

Transmission media

Answer 14

establish a communications channel between the nodes on a network.

Question 15

twisted pair cable

Answer 15

Typical computer and phone cord

Question 16

coaxial cable

Answer 16

single copper wire; like cable

tv

Question 17

fiber optic cable

Answer 17

very fast cable

Question 18

Cat 6

Answer 18

used for networking in houses

Question 19

network adapter

Answer 19

software that helps a node to communicate with any given network

Question 20

network interface card

Answer 20

used to connect

Question 21

modem

Answer 21

connects your network to the internet

Question 22

network navigation devices

Answer 22

help the flow of data in a network