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19 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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configuration I which one or more computers on the networks act as a server.
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Client/server network
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configuration I which one or more computers on the networks 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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Type of link through which data can be transmitted from one computer to another:
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Data communications
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The technology that enables computers to communicate between each other.
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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.
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Local area network
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series of connected personal computers, workstations, and other devices such as printers or scanners within a confined space such as an office building.
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Modem
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Communications hardware device that facilitates the transmissions of data
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Network
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Connects one computer to other computers and peripheral devices
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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 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, e-mail, file transfers, and other network services from other computers (clients).
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Star topology
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Computer configuration I 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 by both LANs and WANs that has been adopted as a standard to connect hosts on the Internet
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Token ring
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Widely used LAN protocol in which all of 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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way or geometric arrangement of how the network is set up and connected. Examples of topology are ring, star, or bus.
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Transmission media
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physical or wireless system used to move data from one location to another. Examples of transmission media are twisted pair wire, coaxial cable, or fiber optic cable.
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Wide area network (WAN)
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computer network that covers a large geographical are.. Most WANs are made up of several connected LANs.
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