Flashcards

Networks

Dorian Karewicz English 18 cards

Cards in this deck (18)

1NetworkWhen you connect two or more computers so they can share resources
2ArchitectureThe way network (or something else) is made
3ServerAllows people to share resources and connects them together
4AuthenticationThings needed to prove the right to access an account or files
5Bit rateHow well data is transmitted
6KbpsA thousand bit per second
7MbpsA million bits per second
8GbpsA thousand million bits per second
9BandwidthHow much data can be transferred over given time
10Contention ratioThe amount of users compared to the bandwidth
11Transmission mediaHow you connect to the internet
12Error rateThe amount of errors that occur
13LatencyHow long you have to wait for the internet to respond
14High Latency NetworkNetwork where you have to wait a long time for internet's response
15Client Server NetworkNetwork where people are all connected to one server
16Shared driveFolder on the network that everyone can access, usually containing files
17Access RightsWhat you're allowed to access
18peer-to-peer NetworkWhen people use the same internet to share resources and download form each other.( The files stay on one computer)