Chapter 15 Vocab Review

continuous signal that can vary over an infinite range

• analog

• bandwidth

• bluetooth

• digital

measure of the amount of data that can travel on a communication system

• analog

• bandwidth

• bluetooth

• digital

radio wave-based wireless connection technology that provides communication between devices within a short range of each other

• analog

• bandwidth

• bluetooth

• digital

signal composed of discrete or segmented chunks of data

• analog

• bandwidth

• bluetooth

• digital

computer connected to and served by the host

• client

• bandwidth

• bluetooth

• host

one computer dedicated to managing the communication tasks

• client

• bandwidth

• bluetooth

• host

any LAN that is accessible to connection by roaming users

• hub

• hotspot

• bandwidth

• ports

common connection point for devices in a network

• hub

• hotspot

• bandwidth

• ports

describes when a wireless router is placed between the modem and the computer and transmissions are sent though the air to the computers with a Wi-Fi receiver

• hub

• hotspot

• Wi-Fi

• ports

remote devices or remote network or networks

• hub

• extranet

• Wi-Fi

• intranet