Network Types Flashcards
(PAN) The word PAN stands for ________ ____ _______, and this is a type of network that is used on a personal level.
Personal, Area, Network
(PAN) It’s a small network that is basically used for connecting things like mobile phones, PDAs, and laptops to each other using _________.
Bluetooth
(PAN) PANs are generally used for transferring _____ _____ such as music, photos, calendar appointments, and so on.
small, files
(LAN) LAN stands for _____ ____ _______.
Local, Area, Network
(LAN) local area network is a group of devices such as computers, servers, and printers that are basically located in the same building, in other words, in _____ _________ to each other.
close, proximity
(SCADA/ICS) SCADA communicates with sensors and systems in real-time that are out in these industrial facilities, and those sensors and systems send back information to PLCs or ____________ _____ ___________ and RTUs or ______ ________ _____, which then sends it to the SCADA computers to be analyzed.
- This information could be things like how to reduce waste or how to improve efficiency or if there are any problems.
sensors, systems, Programmable, Logic, Controllers, Remote, Terminal, Units
(SCADA/ICS) SCADA is also often referred to as ICS, which stands for __________ _______ ______, which is a general term that encompasses SCADA systems.
Industrial, Control, System
(GSM & CDMA) Cell phones also access the internet and make phone calls by using radio systems such as ___ and ____.
GSM, CDMA
(GSM & CDMA) GSM stands for ______ ______ for _______ and is the largest radio system that is being used around the world, including major carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile, and it’s widely used in Europe.
Global, System, Mobiles,
(GSM & CDMA) GSM works by changing your voice into a _______ ____, and that data is assigned a time slot. Then, as the data is received on the other end, the assigned time-slotted data puts the call ____ ________.
digital, form, back, together
(4G LTE) 4G LTE, which stands for ______ __________ ____-____ _________, is a technology that was developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project.
Fourth, Generation, Long, Term, Evolution
(4G LTE) Currently, it offers the _______ wireless communication speed available, with speeds of over ___ megabits per second, which is many times faster than the speed of 3G or Third Generation.
fastest, 100 mbps
(3G) 3G technology offers speeds anywhere from ___ kbps to __ megabits per second, and prior to 3G was EDGE.
384 kbps, 2 mbps
(EDGE) EDGE stands for ________ ____ _____ for ___ _________.
Enhanced, Data, Rates, GSM, Evolution
(EDGE) EDGE is a painfully ____ technology that has speeds not much different than using a regular dial-up modem, with speeds starting around __ kbps.
slow, 75 kbps
