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| Connectivity device used to seperate or join different network segments together. |
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| The meda's total ability to carry data at a given distance |
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| Advanced encryption used in wireless networks. |
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| Range of transmission around teh access point. |
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| Topology is which the nodes, or stations, of the network connect to a central communication link, or backbone. |
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| Connectivity device that connects two local area networks, or two segments of the LAN. |
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| Protocol used in Apple Network, routable. |
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| Data can travel in both directions, but only one at a time. |
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| Data can travel in both directions at the same time. |
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| Data can travel in only one direction. |
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| Light travels in one path from transmitter to receiver, longer distances, more expensive. |
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| A relatively complicated connectivity device used to connect multiple nodes together. Dedicated bandwidth. |
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| Wireless specification used to connect devices such as PDA's, cell phones, digital cameras, PC's, notebooks, cars, and printers |
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| Cable is widely used for CATV and video services |
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| Cable type preferred for satellite antenna's and HDTV receivers. |
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| When data wires lie in parallel, data jumps from wire to wire, corrupting data. |
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| UTP, Rated for 100Mbps transmission, can travel 100 meters |
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| RG-8, 10Base5, 500 Meters |
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| RG-58, 10Base2, 185 meters |
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| Cables suitable for use in ducts because they have low smoke producing characteristics |
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| Cable used to connect two unlike devices together |
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| Control of a Network where workstations operate in conjunction with a master computer. |
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| Wireless specification capable of transmitting at 11 Mbps at a frequency of 2.4GHz |
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| IP address class range from 001-126. Supports nearly 17 million nodes. |
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| Control of a network where each computer is equal to the other units on the network. |
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| Cable used to connect two like devices together |
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| Wireless specification capable of transmitting at 54Mbps at a frequency of 2.4Ghz |
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| IP address class range from 192-223. Supports nearly 254 nodes. |
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| A device used in networks to connect wireless devices together. |
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| Hardware connection method that describes the arrangement of a network. |
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| Wireless specification capable of transmitting at 54 Mbps at a frequency of 5.0 GHz |
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| Basic encryption used in wireless networks. |
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| IP address class range from 128-191. Supports nearly 65 thousand nodes. |
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| sustems designed to connect computers together in relatively close proximity. |
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| Protocol used in Novell networks, Routable. |
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| Fast, efficient protocol, suitable for use on smaller networks. Not Routable. |
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| A set of rules that governs how communications are conducted across a network |
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| Topology in which each node has a direct physical connection to all the other nodes in the network. |
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| Topology in which all devices are connected together in the shape of a closed loop. |
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| A relatively simple connectivity device used to connect multiple nodes together. Shared Bandwidth. |
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| Topology in which all the links eventually lead back to a central unit, or focused point. |
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| Light travels in many paths from the transmitter to the receiver, cheaper, shorter distances. |
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| A measure of how much signal loss occurs as the information moves across the medium. |
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| Address Table that keeps track of devices attached to the switch. |
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| Protocol used by the internet. Most OS's support it. Routable. |
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| systems designed to connect computers together over large geographical areas. |
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| company that assigns an IP address to it's customers. |
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