Cyber

Question 1

Modem (modulator-demodulator):

Answer 1

Hardware that turns digital data of a computer into electrical signals to be transmitted over wires or cables to another computer.

Question 2

Router:

Answer 2

A networking device that directs traffic (data packets) between computer networks (can be wired or wireless).

Question 3

Internet Service Provider (ISP):

Answer 3

A company that offers internet access to the public.

Question 4

Internet Protocol Address (IP) Address:

Answer 4

A unique number that identifies a connection to the internet or an internal network and is used to deliver packets across the network.

Question 5

Domain Name:

Answer 5

A unique internet identifier registered to an entity.

Question 6

Client:

Answer 6

A piece of hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server (laptop at home connecting to Google.com over the internet).

Question 7

Server:

Answer 7

(aka “the cloud”): A computer program or device that provides functionality for other programs or devices called clients (Google.com
web page server).

Question 8

Peer to Peer (P2P) Network:

Answer 8

In a P2P network, the “peers” are computer systems which are connected to each other via the internet utilizing specialized software.

Question 9

Media Access Control (MAC) Address:

Answer 9

A unique identifier assigned to the network interface card of an electronic device that is used for a network address for Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. This identifies the device on the network.