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18 Cards in this Set
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Bus topology
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configuration in which all devices are connected to and share a master cable, referred to as the bus or backbone.
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Client/server network
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computer configuration in which one or more computers on the network act as a server.
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Clients
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a computer that uses the services of another program
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Communications channel
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link from one computer to another through which the data can be transmitted.
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Data communications
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transmission of data from one location to another.
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Ethernet
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LAN protocol that is based on the bus topology, but can work with the star topology as well. It supports data transfer rates of up to 10 megabits per second.
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Local Area Network
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network generally confined to 1 geographical area.
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Modem
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device connected to the computer and telephone line that converts analog signals to digital and vice versa
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Network
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group of two or more computers linked together
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Peer to peer
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computer architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal, and there is no computer designated as the server.
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Ring topology
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computer configuration in which all of the devices are connected in a circle, and each computer within the circle is connected to an adjoining device on either side.
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Server
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a computer that handles requests for data, email, file transfers, and other network services from other computers.
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Star topology
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computer configuration in which all of the devices are connected to a central hub or computer
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TCP/IP
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the acronym for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, which is the protocol used both by the LANs and WANs that has been adopted as a standard to connect hosts to the internet
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Token ring
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widely used LAN protocol in which all the computers are arranged in a circle and they communicate by passing and catching a special signal, called a token.
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Topology
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geometric arrangement of how the network is set up and connected.
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Transmission media
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media used to transmit data from one device to another; may be wireless or physical.
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Wide area network (WAN)-
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number of connected networks that cover a large geographical network, like the internet.
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