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network 2 Flashcards

network

1
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MAN

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Computer network over a large area such as a city.

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mbps

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Megabits per second. Measure of network bandwidth.

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Metropolitan Area Network.

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Computer network over a large area such as a city.

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microblog

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Blog-like system which limited post length, such as Twitter.

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MODEM

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Device for connecting a computer to a telephone line, used in dialup connections.

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narrowband

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Low speed network connection.

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network administrator

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Individual responsible for maintaining and running a network.

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P2P

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Network in which all computers are equal and there are no centralised servers.

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PAN

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Short range network between a computer and a mobile phone or similar portable device.

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Peer to peer

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Network in which all computers are equal and there are no centralised servers.

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Personal Area Network

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Short range network between a computer and a mobile phone or similar portable device.

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12
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personal firewall

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Software application that controls network access to and from a single computer.

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13
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port

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Number used to determine the type of service required when a computer connects to another.

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14
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print server

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Computer on a network that receives and processes print requests.

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15
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protocols

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A standard set of rules for performing tasks, such as communication.

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proxy server

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Computer on a network which acts on behalf of another, or through which all Internet data must pass.

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push technology

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System which notifies users of changes to web pages without them having to visit the page.

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Read / write web

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Refers to web pages which allow user interaction and collaboration.

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Remote access

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Ability to connect to a computer, over a network, as though you were physically present at the keyboard.

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Router

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Hardware device used to connect two separate networks.

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RSS

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Really Simple Syndicate. A push technology.

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SAN

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Network dedicated to providing disk storage to other computers on the network.

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server

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Computer on a network that provides services or performs work for others.

24
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social bookmarking

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Web site that lets users store and manage their favourite links, and share them with others.

25
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social network

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Web site that lets users create personal profile pages and share them with friends.

26
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Storage Area Network

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Network dedicated to providing disk storage to other computers on the network.

27
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switch

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Hardware device for connecting several computers on a network.

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Synchronous

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Data transfer method in which the sender and receiver are synchronised, allowing higher speed transfer.

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tagging

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Adding key words to an item such as a photo to describe its content.

30
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TCP/IP

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Transfer Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. Common protocol for LANs and the Internet.

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thin client

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Networking system whereby client computers rely on servers to perform their processing tasks.

32
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top-level domain

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Suffix at the end of a URL, such as .com or .org.

33
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upload

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To transfer data from a client to a server computer.

34
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URL

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Universal Resource Locator. Describes the location of an item, such as a web page, on the Internet.

35
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Virtual LAN

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Network form by several LANs which are in separate geographical locations.

36
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Virtual Private Network

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Allows a secure private connection over a public network, using an encrypted ‘tunnel’. For example, a remote computer can securely connect to a LAN, as though it were physically connected.

37
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VLAN

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Network form by several LANs which are in separate geographical locations.

38
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VPN

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Allows a secure private connection over a public network, using an encrypted ‘tunnel’. For example, a remote computer can securely connect to a LAN, as though it were physically connected.

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WAN

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Computer network over a large area, such as a country or several countries.

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Web 2.0

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Refers to web pages which allow user interaction and collaboration.

41
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Web 3.0

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Proposed evolution of the world wide web.

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web server

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Computer on a network that stores web pages.

43
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Wide Area Network

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Computer network over a large area, such as a country or several countries.

44
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WiFi

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Most common type of wireless connection.

45
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wiki

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Type of web page that any visitor can edit.

46
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WiMax

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Long range wireless network technology.

47
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wireless hotspot

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The area around a WiFi router where wireless access is available.

48
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WLAN

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Wireless LAN. A LAN what allows WiFi connections.

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WWW

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World Wide Web, a series of interlinked multimedia pages stored on the Internet.

50
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grid computing and distributed processing are examples of extreme

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Decentralized

51
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Network allow for the exchange of

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Data and information

52
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[timesharing]

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is different terminals sharing the processing power of the mainframe

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