| A | B |
|---|
| Network Interface Card | this card creates a communication channel between the computer and the network |
| Server | acts as a central storage device for programs and data used on the network |
| Client/server network | a network with a server and computers dependent on the server; like the network used in BCA class; |
| Peer-to-peer network | when a network does not have a server, all computers are equal and programs and data are distributed among them |
| Standalone computer | a personal computer that is not connected to a network |
| Workstation | a computer connected to a network |
| LAN | local areal network; computers and peripheral devices are generally in the same building |
| WAN | wide-area network; more than one network connected together |
| Wi-Fi | a wireless network where computers and peripherals use high-frequency radio waves rather than wires to transmit data |
| Bluetooth | this used short-range radio waves to connect a device wirelessly to another device or the Internet |
| Infrared technology | this uses infrared light waves to beam data from one device to another |
| Network | what connects one computer to another or to peripheral devices to share data and resources |
