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CSCI 1410 #7
Computer Networks
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
10/18/2011

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Term
Computer network
Definition
A group of independent computer systems connected by telecommunication links
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Nodes, Hosts, End systems
Definition
Terms for individual computer systems that make up the computer network
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Analog
Definition
A method of transmiting information (such as voice) via physical quantities (such as voltage levels)
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Digital
Definition
Representation of information via binary system
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Modem
Definition
alters carrier from analog information into binary information and vice versa
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Carrier
Definition
A standard analog signal
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Bandwidth
Definition
Capacity of information- switched telephone lines carried a low capacity
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Broadband
Definition
Any communication link with a transmission rate exceeding 256,000 bps
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Wireless data communication
Definition
The ability of a user to send and recieve information without use of a physical wire, aka mobile computing
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