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| Computers and other hardware devices that are connected to share hardware, sofware, and data |
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| The use of computers and networking technology to enable an individual to work from a remote location. |
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| A network in which computers and other devices are connected to the network via physical cables. |
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| A location that provides wireless internet acces to the public. |
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| A networkthat uses a host device connected directly to several other devices. |
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| A network that uses a central cable to which all network devices are attached. |
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| A network that uses multiple connections between network devices. |
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| The way computers are designed to communicate |
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| A network that includes both clients and servers. |
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| A computer or other device on a network that requests and uses network resources. |
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| A computer that is dedicated to processing client requests. |
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| to retrieve files form a server to a client. |
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| to transfer files from a client to a server. |
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| Peer-to-peer (P2P) network |
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| a network in which the coputers on the network work at the same functional level, and users ave direct access to the network devices. |
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| Personal area network (PAN) |
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| a network that connects an individual's personal devices that are located close together. |
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| a network that connects devices located in a small geographical area. |
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| Metropolitan area network (MAN) |
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| a network that connects devices located in a large georgraphical area. |
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| a network that connects devices located in a large geographical area. |
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| private network that is set up similarly to the internet and is accessed via a web browser. |
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| an intranet that is at least partially accessible to authorized outsiders. |
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| virual private network (VPN) |
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| a private, secure path over the internet used fro accessing a private network. |
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| the amount of data that can be transfered in a given time period. |
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| a type of signal where the data is represented by 0s and 1s. |
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| a type of signal where the data is represented by continuous waves. |
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| a type of data transmission in which the bits in a byte travel down the same path one after the other. |
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| a type of serial data transmission in which data is organized into groups or blocks of data that are transferred at regular, specified intervals. |
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| asynchronous transmission |
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| a type of serial data transmission in which data is sent when it is ready to be sent without being synchronized. |
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| a type of serial data transmissio nin which data is sent at the same time as other related data. |
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| a type of data transmission in which data travels in a single direction only. |
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| A type of data transmission in which data can move in both directions at the same time. |
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| a method of transmitting data in which messges are separated into packets that travel along the network separately, and then are reassembled in the proper order at the destination. |
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| a method of transmitting data in which data is sent out to all nodes on a network and is retrieved only by the intended recipient. |
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| a networking cable consisting of insulated wire strands twisted in sets of two and bound into a cable. |
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| A networking cable consisting of a centre wire inside a grounded, cylindrical shield, capable of sending data at high speeds. |
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| a network cable that contains hundreds of thin transparent fibers over which lasers trasmit data as light. |
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| Cellular radio transmission |
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| a type of data transmission used with cell phones in which the data is sent and recieved via cell towers. |
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| high-frequency radio signals that can send large quantities of data at high speeds over long distances. |
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| a device that sends a recieves high-frequency, high-speed radio signals |
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| a device that orbits the earth and relays communications signals over long distances. |
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| infrared (IR) tansmission |
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| a wireless networking medium that sends data as infrared light rays. |
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| a set of rules to be followed in a specific situation |
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| a networking protocol that uses packet switching to facilitate the transmission of messages; the protocol lused with the internet. |
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| the most widely used standard for wired networks. |
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| a widely used networking standard for medium-range wireless networks. |
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| an emerging wireless networking standard that is faster and has a greater range than Wi-Fi. |
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| A version of WiMAX designed to be used with mobile phones. |
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| a network standard for very short-range wireless connections. |
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| a wireless version of USB designed to connect peripheral devices. |
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| a networking standard for very short-range wireless connections amoung multimedia devices. |
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| An emerging wirelss networking specification designed for connection home consumer devices. |
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| A networking standard for wireless connections between devices that are touching. |
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| a device used to connect a computer to a network. |
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| Network interface card (NIC) |
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| a network adapter in the form of an expansion card. |
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| A device that is used to connect a computer to a netwoek over telephone lines. |
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| a device that connects multiple devices on a wired network and forwards data only to the intended recipient. |
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| a device that connects multiple networks together and passes data to the intended recipient using the most efficient route. |
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| a device on a wireless network that connects wireless devices to that network. |
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| A router with a built-in wireless access point. |
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| a device used to connect two LANs. |
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| a device on a network that amplifies signals. |
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| a repeater for a wireless network. |
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| a device used for receiving or sending radio signals anf often used to increase the range of a network. |
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| the predecesor of the internet, named after the advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), which sponsored its development. |
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| Internet service provider (ISP) |
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| A business or ohe organization that provides internet access to others, typically for a fee. |
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| internet content provider |
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| a person or an organiztion that provides internet content. |
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| application service provider (asp) |
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| a company that manages and distributes software-based services over the Internet. |
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| a way of exchanging real-time typed messages with other individuals. |
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| a way of exchanging real-time typed messages with other individuals via a cellualr network and, typically, cell phones. |
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| sending short status updates about your current activities the twitter service. |
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| voice over internet protocol (VoIP) |
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| the process of placing telephone calls via the internet. |
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| A face-to-face meeting taking place via the web. |
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| A seminar presented via the web. |
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| a site that enables a community of individuals to communicate and share information. |
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| a web page that contains short, frequently updated entries in chronological order, typically by just one individual. |
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| online financial transactions. |
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| a collaborative web page that is designed to be edited and republished by a variety of individuals. |
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| a collection of an individual's work accessible via the web. |
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| a small file stored on a user's hard drive by a web server; commonly used to identify personal preferences and settings for that user. |
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| a cookie place on your hard drive by a company other than the one associated with the web page that you are viewing. |
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| Conventional dial-up internet access |
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| dail-up internet access via standard phone lines. |
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| fast, direct internet access via cable TV lines. |
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DSL (digital subscriber line) internet access
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| fast, direct internet access via standard phone lines. |
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| Satellite internet access |
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| fast, direct internet access via the airwaves and a satellie dish. |
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| fixed wireless internet access |
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| fast, direct internet access available in some areas via the aireaves. |
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| Broadband over fiber (BoF) or Biber-to-the-premises (FTTP) internet access |
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| very fast, direct internet access via fiber-optic networks. |
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| Mobile wireless internet access |
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| internet access via a monile phone network. |
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| a location that provides wireless internet access to the public. |
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| The page that appears when you start a browser. |
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| to copy a web page form a server to a computer. |
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| the main page on a web site. |
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| a collection fo related tabs. |
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| the tab that ppears to be on top in a browse window. |
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| a web site designed to help users search for web pages that match specified keywords or selected categories. |
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| a software program used by a search site to retrieve matiching web pages from a search database. |
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| a word typed in a search box on a search site or other web page to locate information related ot that keyword. |
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| a link that matches search criteria in a search site. |
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| a shortcut to a web page saed in a list. |
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| Frequently updated web sire content, suh as news or blogs, delivered directly to your browser. |
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| s portion of a web page that is frequently updated and delievered to your browser. |
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| a list that tracks the web pages you visit over a certain time period. |
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| each person or organization with whom you communicate and baout whom you store information. |
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| a file that you send with an email message. |
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