Computer Communication and Network 2

Question	Answer
IP ADDRESS	A UNIQUE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO EVERY COMPUTER OR DEVICE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET
MAC ADDRESS	A UNIQUE NUMBER PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO EVERY PHYSICAL INTERFACE ON A COMPUTER NETWORK
MPEG	FAMILY OF FILE STANDARDS USED TO STORE COMPRESSED VIDEO
PDF	FILE FORMAT DESIGNED FOR CROSS-PLATFORM DOCUMENT CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION
PACKET	FORMATTED UNIT OF DATA SENT ACROSS NETWORKS
RING	TOPOLOGY IN WHICH MESSAGE TRAVEL IN ONE DIRECTION THROUGH A CHAIN OF COMPUTERS
INTERNET	TO CONNECT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
STAR	TOPOLOGY THAT FEATURES A CENTRAL CONNECTION POINT CALLED A "HUB"
MODEM	DEVICE WHICH CONVERTS BETWEEN DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE SIGNALS E.G. TELEPHONES
ROUTER	CONNECTS MULTIPLE NETOWRK DEVICE IN ONE SEGMENT
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD	A CIRCUIT BOARD INSTALLED INTO A COMPUTER TO ALLOW IT TO CONNECT TO NETWORKS
PROTOCOL	SET OF RULES FOR COMPUTERS TO CONNECT TOGETHER TO SHARE DATA
ROUTER	FORWARDS PACKET ALONG NETWORKS
SERVER	DEVICE THAT CONNECTS MULTIPLE NETWORKS TOGETHER IN MULTIPLE SEGMENTS
SWITCH	DATA PACKETS FORWARDING TO APPROPRIATE PARTS OF A COMPUTER NETWORK

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