networking

networking

1. IP address

   • a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.

2. packet

   • For example, every Web page that you receive comes as a series of packets

3. MAC addressing

   • The MAC address is used by the Media Access Control of the Data-Link Layer of telecommunication protocols

4. wireless access point

   • Short for the Wireless Application Protocol, a secure specification that allows users to access information instantly

5. protocols

   • Short for the Wireless Application Protocol, a secure specification that allows users to access information instantly

6. router

   • Short for the Wireless Application Protocol, a secure specification that allows users to access information instantly

7. switch

   • A network switch is a small hardware device that centralizes communications among multiple connected devices in one local area network (LAN).

8. network performance

   • Broadly, network performance is measured by reviewing the statistics and metrics from the following network components: Network bandwidth or capacity - Available data transfer. Network throughput - Amount of data successfully transferred over the network in a given time

9. network interface card

   • The NIC contains the electronic circuitry required to communicate using a wired connection

10. transmission media

    • In video editing a transition is what the author shows between two shots or clips. The joining of those clips is the transition from one to the other.

11. IP address

    • a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.

12. MAC addressing

    • Search Results Image result for mac address definition A media access control address (MAC address) of a device is a unique identifier assigned to network interface controllers for communications at the data link layer of a network segment.

13. protocols

    • the original draft of a diplomatic document, especially of the terms of a treaty agreed to in conference and signed by the parties

14. topology

    • the way in which constituent parts are interrelated or arranged

15. mesh network

    • Search Results Image result for mesh network definition A mesh network is a local network topology in which the infrastructure nodes

16. star network

    • a data or communication network in which all nodes are independently connected to one central unit

17. wi-fi

    • Wi-Fi is the name of a popular wireless networking technology that uses radio waves

18. encryption

    • Network encryption is the process of encrypting or encoding data and messages transmitted or communicated over a computer network.