TLE ICT 9: 2nd Quarter Flashcards
Consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources (such as printers, and CD- Roms), exchange files , or allow electronic communications.
Network
Three Basic Types of Network
Local Area Network
Metropolitan Area Network
Wide Area Network
is a network that is confined to a relatively small area. It is generally limited to a geographic area such as writing lab, school , or building. Rarely are __ computers more than a mile apart.
Local Area Network/LAN
is a network that interconnects mod users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network but smaller that the area network.
Metropolitan Area Network/MAN
connect larger geographic areas
Wide Area Network
a small, simple, inexpensive device that joins multiple computers together.
Hub
is a device filters data traffic at a network boundary.
Bridge
is a device that gathers the signals from devices that are connected to it, and then regenerates a new copy of each signal.
Ethernet switch
are small physical devices that join multiple networks together.
Routers
is an internetworking system capable of joining together two networks that use different base protocols.
Network Gateway
is a contraction of the terms modulator and demodulator.
Modem
is changing the digital from a computer to analog data to be sent over telephone lines.
Modulator
is changing the analog data which is received over the telephone lines to digital data to be used by the computer.
Demodulator
protects a computer network from unauthorized access. May be hardware device, software programs or a combination of two.
Network Firewall
Is an network interface card. This is a computer circuitboard or card that is installed in a computer so that it can be connected to a network.
LAN card