Computer Networks and Components

Switches segment ______ traffic.

Routers are ______ devices.

A LAN is a group of computers connected in a small ______ area.

A WAN is a group of computers connected in a ______ geographical area.

A data communication system consists of a number of computerized devices communicated directly with each other over shared ______ plus S.W to provide services of communications.

A MAN connects an area larger than a ______ but smaller than a WAN.

Benefits of Computer Networks include ______ access and sharing of information.

Hardware Components of a network include ______ (transmission media) that physically connect the computers and network devices.

A ______ is the hardware that directly accesses the network.

An ______ device is where a message originates from or where it is received.

In a mesh topology, each device/PC is connected to every other device/PC in the network by its own ______.

Circuit-switch communication establishes a dedicated ______ between endpoints before the users can communicate.

Packet-switching transmits data in small ______.

Mesh topology boasts the highest ______ tolerance of all of the network topologies.

A circuit-switched network has three phases: ______ establishment, data transfer, and circuit disconnect.

The most widely used cable in Ethernet networks is ______ pair cable.

The bandwidth of UTP cables can be ______ Mbps.

UTP cables are classified into categories based on the amount of ______, which affects the bandwidth they support.

STP cables have a ______ cost compared to UTP cables.

The bandwidth of fiber-optic cables can be up to ______ Gbps.

The choice of topology is dependent upon the type and number of equipment being used and ______.

Physical topology diagrams illustrate the physical location of intermediary devices and ______ installation.

End devices on LANs are typically interconnected using a ______ or extended star topology.

Early Ethernet and Legacy Token Ring technologies topologies: provide two additional ______ – All end systems chained together and terminated on each end.

According to topology computer networks can be classified into ______ types.