Cs FInals Flashcards
allows users
to access one another ‘s hard drives or cloud storage and
exchange files directly via a file shar in g program
peer-to-peer (P2P) networksometimes called a file sharing network,
allows users connected to a network to exchange money
from one account to another via transmission media.
Electronic funds transfer (EFT)
provide
home users with the following capabilities
Multiple users can share a single Internet connection.
* Files on each computer, such as photos, can be shared.
* Multiple computers can share a single hardware
resource, such as a pr in ter.
* Game consoles can connect to the Internet to facilitate
on line gamin g
Home Networks
can be small or
large and can exist in o ne or multiple buildings. Networks
provide the following advantages to businesses:
* Facili tate communication among employees
* Share hardware, such as printers and scann ers
* Share data, information, and software with one another
* Centra ll y store and back up cr itical informatio
Business networks
sends signals and data through
cables, wh i ch may have to travel through fl oors and walls
to connect to other n etwork devices.
wired network
sends signals
through airwaves and usually does not require cables.
wireless network
is a network standard
that defines how high-speed cellular transmissions use
broadcast radio to transmit data for mobile communications.
LTE (Long Term Evolution)
requires a combination of hardware and software to operate. Smaller networks usually require simple hardware and can rely on the operating system’s features to connect to other devices on the network,
network
Connects the sending device to transmission media
Communications device
Accepts the transmission of data, instructions, or information
Receiving device
Two basic categories of networks
are
home and business
typically
exist within a single building, are easy to install and
configure, and are accessed by only a few user
Home networks
meant to accommodate
many users and large amounts of data a nd can be spread
across many buildings
Business networks
Initiates an instruction to transmit data, instructions or information
Sending device
Means by which the data, instructions, or information travel
Sending device
Means by which the data, instructions, or information travel
transmission media, or communications channel
name of receiving data
downstream rate
name of sending
data).
upstream rate (
s a navigation system
that consists of one or more earth-based receivers that
accept and analyze signals sent by satellites in order to
determine the receiver’s geographic location.
GPS (global positioning system) i
Help users establish a connection to another computer,
mobile device, or network
* Manage the Transmission of data, instructions, and
information
* Provide an interface for users to communicate with one
another
Communications software
(the method by which computers and
devices are physicalJy arranged on a network)
topology
(the log ical d es i gn of all devices on a
network
network architecture
one or more comp uters
act as a server and the oth er co mputers on the network
request resour ces from the server
client/server network,
is a computer or mobile device on
the network that relies on the server for its reso urces.
client