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
(LAN) The most common type of LAN is an Ethernet LAN where two or more computers are connected to Cat5 ________ cables using a ______.
Ethernet, switch
(MAN) A MAN stands for ____________ ____ _______.
Metropolitan, Area, Network
(MAN) It’s a network that spans over several buildings in a ____ or ____.
city, town
(MAN) MANs are typically connected using a high-speed connection such as _____ _____ _____.
fiber, optic, cable
(WAN) An WAN is the _______ type of network.
largest
(WAN) It’s a network that spans over a _____ ____________ ____, such as a country, continent, or even the entire globe.
large, geographical, area
(WAN) A good example of a Wide Area Network is the ________.
internet
(SCADA/ICS) SCADA stands for ___________ _______ ___ ____ ___________.
Supervisory, Control, and, Data, Acquisition
(SCADA/ICS) this is software that is used for ___________ and __________ equipment that is used in __________ facilities such as power plants, water treatment plants, or refineries.
controlling, monitoring, industrial
(LAN) The most common type of LAN is an Ethernet LAN where two or more computers are connected to Cat5 ________ cables using a ______.
Ethernet, switch
(MAN) A MAN stands for ____________ ____ _______.
Metropolitan, Area, Network
(WAN) An WAN is the _______ type of network.
largest
(MAN) It’s a network that spans over several buildings in a ____ or ____.
city, town
(WAN) It’s a network that spans over a _____ ____________ ____, such as a country, continent, or even the entire globe.
large, geographical, area
(WAN) A good example of a Wide Area Network is the ________.
internet
(MAN) MANs are typically connected using a high-speed connection such as _____ _____ _____.
fiber, optic, cable
(SCADA/ICS) SCADA stands for ___________ _______ ___ ____ ___________.
Supervisory, Control, and, Data, Acquisition
(SCADA/ICS) this is software that is used for ___________ and __________ equipment that is used in __________ facilities such as power plants, water treatment plants, or refineries.
controlling, monitoring, industrial
