Key Words

Question 1

Router

Answer 1

A device that connects to 2 or more networks together and is responsible for forwarding packets of data from one network to another. It finds the best route for data to travel between computers

Question 1

Wireless Access Point (WAP)

Answer 1

sends the wireless traffic it receives onto the main wired network

Question 2

Switches

Answer 2

A device that connects to several devices from a wired network. Each computer on the network has its own unique address called a Media Access Control (MAC) address

Question 3

Network Interface Controller/Card (NIC)

Answer 3

A circuit board installed into a computer that allows it to connect to a network.

Question 4

Wireless Network Interface Card (WNIC)

Answer 4

Wireless networks require devices to be fit with a WNIC

Question 5

Transmission Media

Answer 5

They carry data signals from one computer to another

Question 6

Domain Name Server (DNS)

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It takes the domain name and looks up its equivalent network address. The users request is then forwarded to the server that resides at that network address. The DNS translates a domain name into an internet address.

Question 7

Hosting

Answer 7

Storing files and data

Question 8

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Answer 8

A unique identifier for a resource on the internet

Question 9

Protocol

Answer 9

A set of rules that governs transmission of data

Question 10

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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web pages - govern communication between a web server and a client

Question 11

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Answer 11

governs the transmission of files across a network and the internet

Question 12

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

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governs the sending of emails over a network to a mail server

Question 13

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

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governs retrieving emails from email servers

Question 14

Post Office Protocol (POP)

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governs receiving emails

Question 15

Internet Protocol (IP)

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the unique identification number given to every device connected over the internet

Question 16

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

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enables communication over the internet

Question 17

Network

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2 or more computers connected either wired or wireless for the purpose of communication

Question 18

Media Access Control Address (MAC)

Answer 18

to exchange data on the same LAN

Question 19

Local Area Network (LAN)

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a collection of computers connected over a small geographical area

Question 20

Wide Area Network (WAN)

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a network that is spread over a wide geographical area

Question 21

Encryption

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data can be stored and transmitted securely by the sending computer to the receiving computer

Question 22

Bandwidth

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measures the capacity of a communication channel, digital bandwidth is the maximum amount of data that can travel along a communications channel in a given time

Question 23

The Cloud

Answer 23

a term that refers to storage, services and applications that exist on the internet rather then on secondary storage