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Two or more computers that are linked together. - A basic computer
network can be described as
LAN - local area network
distance - The primary difference between a LAN and a WAN
Connection point - Each individual computer and component attached
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Two or more computers that are linked together. - ✔✔A basic computer
network can be described as
LAN - ✔✔local area network
distance - ✔✔The primary difference between a LAN and a WAN
Connection point - ✔✔Each individual computer and component attached
to a network is a
cables - ✔✔In a traditional LAN, each node of the network is connected
through:
MAN - ✔✔metropolitan area network
router - ✔✔The hardware device or software program that sends messages
between networks is known as a:
NIC - ✔✔network interface card
bits per second - ✔✔Modem speed is measured in:
, Bandwidth - ✔✔The term for the amount of information transmitted through
a communication medium in a certain amount of time
fiber-optic cables - ✔✔type of cables uses light waves to carry information
at high speed
firewall - ✔✔helps block unauthorized access and data transfer
Trojan horse - ✔✔A program that performs a useful task while
simultaneously allowing destructive acts is a
Virus - ✔✔An intentionally disruptive program that spreads from program to
program or from disk to disk is known as
Worm - ✔✔A type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself
a denial of service attack - ✔✔When customers of a Web site are unable to
access it due to a bombardment of fake traffic, is is known as
encryption - ✔✔The scrambling of code is known as
True - ✔✔Information security is the practice of defending information from
unauthorized access.
True - ✔✔A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program
that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers
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