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| Active Hub - | A device that regenerates received signals and sends them along the network. |
| Active topology - | A network topology which the computers are responsible for sending the data along the network. |
| Attenuation - | A loss of signal strength, a loss of a single can occur on a wire and wireless network. |
| Backbone - | a segment that is single used in a bus topology, computers are connected in a straight line. |
| Bus - | A backbone cable segment of this major topology which computers connect to form a straight line. |
| Diagram - | An illustration of a plan, in networking it describes a design. |
| Hub - | used to connect segments of a LAN that uses multiple ports. |
| Hybrid hub - | a device used to interconnect different types of cables and to maximize network efficiency. |
| Layout - | A illustration of a plan, in networking it describes a design. |
| Map - | a sketch or plan; a representation. |
| Mesh - | A mesh network in which every device connects to every other is called a full mesh. It’s a hybrid network topology used for fault tolerance, and one in which all computers connect to each other. |
| Passive hub - | Central connection point, with no amplification or regeneration, requires no electrical power. |
| Passive topology- | The computers on the network simply listen and receive the signal, they don’t amplify the signal in any way. |
| Repeater - | Regenerate incoming signals to extend the range of local area networks. |
| Ring - | Data that is passed round the ring in one direction only, like a loop. |
| Signal bounce - | A no terminated signal that continues to navigate the network. |
| Star bus- | another major topology which the computers connect via a central connecting point, majority of the time used a hub. |
| Star ring - | a wired-like star networked topology device, which handles traffic like a ring. |
| Switch - | a specialized networking device that manages networked connections between any pair of star-wired devices on a network. |
| Terminator token - | Used to guarantee fair communication between all computers usually in ring topology. |
| Token Passing- | An access of channels of data passing around a ring network |
| Topology- | A layout of a network. |
| Wireless Access Point (WAP) - | a central hub device for which signals pass in a wireless network. |
