Network Flashcards
(11 cards)
What is network?
An arrangement of computer and other devices connected together to share resources.
what is LAN?
A network that covers a relatively small geographical area , often a single site
What is WLAN ?
A local area network in which connected devices use high frequency radio waves communicate.
What is wan ?
A network that covers a large geographical area.
What is client- server- network?
Network that has at least one server to provide services to the client computers
What is peer-peer network?
Network that doesn’t have any centralized servers
What is network topology ?
Describes how the devices on a network are connected together
What is internet?
A worldwide system of interconnected networks that enables information to be exchanged and shared.
What is a communication media?
The means by which data is transmitted between a devices on a network
What is protocol?
A set of rules that govern how communications on a network should be formatted and what data they should include.
What is eavesdrop?
Having unauthorised sight of data being sent one computer to another over a network
