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- 1LANLocal area network
- 2Bus topologyA bus network has each of the devices connected directly to a main communications line
- 3Star topologyAll network devices are connected to one central computer
- 4EncryptionEncryption provides security for data by preventing it from being understood
- 5AuthenticationThe process of checking the identity of a user often based on username and password
- 6KeyFor encryption algorithms. A key is a word or code which transforms plain text into cipher text and vice versa for decryption algorithms.
- 7DecipherThe process of transforming plain text into cipher text
- 8FirewallA firewall is a computer application used in a network to prevent external users gaining unauthorised access to a computer system
- 9PANA personal area network
- 10TetheringTethering uses a short range of wireless connection such as Bluetooth to allow mobile devices to connect to the internet by using a nearby mobile phone.
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