An Internet network that enables users to connect to each other’s hard disks and exchange files directly is referred to as an ____________________________LimeWire is an example of a P2P network.

The configuration, or physical layout, of the equipment in a communications network is called ________________.

When a ___________ is used, all the devices in the network are connected to and share a single cable. Information is transmitted in either direction from any one personal computer to another.

A __________________ a central computer and one or more devices connected to it, forming a star. A star network configuration is often used when devices need to be added to, or removed from, the network with little or no disruption to the network.

The computer that provides a common connection point for devices in the network is called the _______

An internal network within an organisation that uses ________ and web technologies is known as an intranet. Intranets allow restricted access to company information and support employees working in groups.

A ______________ defines guidelines that specify the way computers access the medium to which they are attached, the types of media used, the speed at which data flows and the physical technology used. Examples of network standards are Ethernet, TCP/IP and 802.11.

__________ uses a bus technology, where a packet of data that contains the destination address and the sending address travels along the network until it arrives at the designated receiving device.

A _________ is a set of rules and procedures for exchanging information between two computers. ______________________________ is an example of a network protocol used primarily with the Internet.

Data is divided into ________ before being transmitted over the network. The technique of breaking a message into packets, sending the packets over a network pathway, and then reassembling the data is called _____________.

The ____________ specifies how two wireless computers or devices communicate via radio waves with each other. The term _______ identifies any network based on the 802.11 standard. The range for a Wi-Fi network is about 50 metres inside a building.

A hot spot is a location at which users can connect their mobile computers to a wireless network that is provided by a host organisation.

A ________________ provides access to the Internet for hand-held devices, such as mobile telephones.

_______________ that can be connected to a network include smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), hand-held computers, netbooks, portable media players, navigation systems and digital cameras. A convergence of technologies has resulted in one type of device also performing the functions of a different type of device. For example, a smart phone may be capable of running applications software, accessing the Internet, playing media and taking digital images beside its main function of voice communications.

A _____________ is a device that converts a computer’s digital signal into the analog signal needed for transmission over standard telephone lines.

A ___________________ fits in an expansion slot of a computer, and attaches to the cable or wireless technology used to connect the devices in the network.