Computer Networks Flashcards
1
Q
PAN
A
connections from within a few feet (printers, mouse)
2
Q
LAN
A
collection of computers in a building
3
Q
WAN
A
connections across long distances
4
Q
Bus
A
machines connected to a main communication line - the bus
5
Q
Star
A
single machine serving as a central point of connection
6
Q
Ring
A
connections directly from one machine to the next (in a ring)
7
Q
Mesh
A
connects every device to every other device
8
Q
repeaters
A
extend range of cabling types to increase strength of network signal
9
Q
bridges
A
connect different types of network and provide management of the messages
10
Q
coax cable broadcasts
A
baseband and broadband modes
11
Q
ICAAN
A
ordinates the internet’s operations, awards blocks of consecutively numbered IP addresses to ISPs
