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26 Cards in this Set
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biometric security measures
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a form of identification and access control.
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cable modem
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A type of modem that connects a computer or local network to broadband Internet service through the same cable that supplies cable
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client
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The "client-server" architecture is common in both local and wide area networks.
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client/server network
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a server is a physical computer (a computer hardware system) dedicated to run one or more services (as a host)
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communication channels
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Communication channels are the means available to communicate with another person or group.
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digital subscriber line
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a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds.
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extranet
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An extranet is a private network that uses Internet protocols, network connectivity.
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firewall
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A firewall can either be software-based or hardware-based and is used to help keep a network secure
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hacker
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A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.
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hub
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A place or thing that forms the effective center of an activity, region, or network.
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internet
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An international computer network providing e-mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies,
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intranet
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A local or restricted communications network, esp. a private network created using World Wide Web software.
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local area network
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A computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings.
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modem
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combined device for modulation and demodulation, for example, between the digital data of a computer
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node
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A point at which lines or pathways intersect or branch; a central or connecting point
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peer-to-peer network
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or work loads between peers.
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proxy server
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n computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application program) that acts as an intermediary for requests.
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public switched telephone network
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The public switched telephone network (PSTN) also referred to as the Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) is the network of the world'.
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router
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A device that forwards data packets to parts of a computer network.
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server
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A computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
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server operating system
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n computer networking, a server is simply a program that operates as a socket listener
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T-1 line
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(T1 line) Digital signal 1 (DS1, also known as T1, sometimes "DS-1") is a T-carrier signaling scheme devised by Bell Labs
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wide area network
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A computer network in which the computers connected may be far apart, generally having a radius of half a mile or more.
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WiMAX
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The WiMAX Forum has proposed an architecture that defines how a WiMAX network can be connected with an IP based core network,
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wireless internet service provider
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Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) are Internet service providers with networks built around wireless networking.
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wireless LAN
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A wireless local area network (WLAN) links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method
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