IT Fund Section 6.2

A computer component that provides a port (usually RJ-45) where a network cable can be connected.

• Network Interface

• Network Internet

• Network Interlude

• Network Intraface

A _____that provides connectivity between network devices. A common _____ connects a computer's network interface with a wall jack.

• Network Cable

• Cable

• Network

• Network Port

A device, usually located on a building wall, that provides a port (usually RJ-45) where a network cable can be connected. On the hidden side of a ____ is wiring to a patch panel or to a network device.

• Wall Jack

• Wall Port

• Wall Drive

• Wall Plate

A group of networked computers that are physically close together, usually in the same building.

• Local Area Network (LAN)

• Land Area Network (LAN)

• Limited Area Network (LAN)

• Large Area Network (LAN)

A network of interconnected LANs across a large geographical location.

• Wide Area Network (WAN)

• Wild Area Network (WAN)

• Wall Area Network (WAN)

• Want Area Network (WAN)

A network that covers a larger geographical area than a LAN, but is usually as large as a WAN. The term generally refers to smaller networks that are connected throughout a city into one larger, centralized network.

• Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

• Metered Area Network (MAN)

• Mixed Area Network (MAN)

• Man Area Network (MAN)

Internet Service Providers (ISP) are organizations that provide many services for accessing and using the Internet.

• Internet Service Providers (ISP)

• Internet System Providers (ISP)

• Interface Service Providers (ISP)

• Internet Service Policy (ISP)

A network topology in which all the devices are connected to each other by a single central cable.

• Bus Topology

• Central Topology

• Bud Topology

• Center Topology

A network topology in which each host is connected to two other hosts in a circle.

• Ring Topology

• Circle Topology

• Oval Topology

• Round Topology

A network topology in which devices are not connected to each other but rather to a centralized device called a switch.

• Star Topology

• Burst Topology

• Comet Topology

• Best Topology