A | B |
signals used by telephone and early radio devices | analog |
personal digital assistant (blackberry, iphone) | PDA |
WAN stands for | wide area network |
LAN stands for | local area network |
language spoken by any computer connected to the internet | IP/TCP |
IP | Internet Protocol |
a computer that requests services from a server | client |
companies typically use this to protect themselves from unauthorized users and viruses | firewall |
typically used on personal computer (PC's) for security | anti-virus software |
set up within one company or organization | intranet |
uses internet to allow a company to share with another company | extranet |
dependancy, loss of autonomy, security risks, viruses | disadvantages of networking |
a worker cannot out their own software on a company computer is an exmaple of this disadvantage to networking | loss of autonomy |
these are more vulnerable to virus attacks than PC's | networks |
the amount of data that can be transmitted over the type of internet connection you choose at one time | bandwidth |
telephone or dial up access is what type of bandwidth | low |
TV or cable are considered this level of bandwidth | high |
examples of digital high speed connection using your telephon line | DSL, ISDN, ADSL |
hosts or stores a company's or person website | web server |
computer that provides services and access to a group of computers | server |