| A | B |
|---|
| NIC | NETWORK INTERFACE CARD |
| EXTEND STAR | LINKS INDIVIDUAL STARS TOGETHER BY LINKING THE HUBS/SWITCHES |
| LOGICAL-TOKEN | CONTRLS NETWORK ACCESS BY PASSING AN ELECTRIRONIC TOKEN SEQUENTIALLY TO EACH HOST |
| HUBS | PHYSICAL LAYER, MULTI. PORT REPEATER |
| SWITCH | NETWORK DEVICE THAT FILTERS, FORWARDS, AND FLOODS FRAMES BASED ON THE DESTINATION ADDRESS OF EACH FRAME |
| CLOUD | REPRESENT A LARGE GROUP OF DETAILS THAT ARE NOT PERTINENT TO A SITUATION, OR DESCRIPTION, @ A GIVEN TIME |
| MESH | USED WHEN THERE CAN BE ABSOLUTELY NO BREAK IN COMMUNICATIONS |
| BUS | A SINGLE BACKBONE SEGMENT THAT ALL THE HOSTS CONNECT TO DIRECTLY |
| LOG.-BROADCAST | HOST SENDS ITS DATA TO ALL OTHER HOSTS ON THE NETWORK MEDIUM |
| MEDIA | MATERIAL THROUGH WHICH DATA PACKETS TRAVEL |
| ROUTER | THE 1ST DEVICE THAT YOU WORK WITH OSI NETWORK LAYER, EXAMINE INCOMING PACKETS |
| STAR | CONNECTS ALL CABLES TO A CENTRAL POINT OF CONCENTRATION |
| HIERARCHICAL | CREATED SIMILAR TO AN EXTENTED STAR BUT INSTEAD OF LINKING THE HUBS |
| REPEATER | REGENERATE & RETIME NETWORK SIGNALS @ THE BIT LEVEL TO ALLOW THEM TO TRAVEL A LONGER DISTANCE ON THE MEDIA |
| BRIDGE | A LAYER 2 DEVICE DESIGNED TO CONNECT TWO LAN SEGMENTS |
| RING | CONNECTS ONE HOST TO THE NEXT & THE LAST HOST TO THE 1ST |
