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| The core module of an operating system that typically manages memory, processes, tasks, and storage devices. |
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| a program stored in ROM that loads and initializes the OS |
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| File allocation table (FAT) |
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| table established by the OS for all files stored on any storage medium |
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| a technology that allows multiple parts or threads from a programto run simultaneously |
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| use one or several servers |
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| CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) |
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| a method of responding to an attempt by two devices to use a data channel simultaneously. (ethernet protocol) |
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| a process of assigning a drive letter to a storage devce located on a different network workstation |
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| a data transmission capacity of communications channel. Digital signals are measured in bits per second, analog are in hertz. |
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| the elapsed time it takes for a packet of data to arrive to its destination |
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| 1- provides processing and memory management services that allow two or more programs to run simultaneously |
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| a utility program that keeps track of your system configuration and files at a given date and allows you to configure your system exactly like it was then |
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| a visual or conceptual aid that helps a computer user visualize a storage file system |
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| a representation of data as it is physically stored |
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| a combo of the drive letter, subdirectory, file name, and extension that identifies a file aka path. (ex: C:\Word\Titties.doc) |
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| a set of letters and/or numbers added to the end of a file name that helps identify the contents or type |
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| a duplicate copy of a file, disk, or tape also refers to a Windows utility that allows you to create and restore backups |
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| you must run an up to date antivirus software |
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| network interface card (NIC) |
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| a network circuitry required to connect to a LAN |
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| Each connection point on a network |
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| networked peripheral, or network-enabled peripheral |
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| any device that contains network circuitry to directly connect to a network |
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network device, or network appliance
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| any electronic device that broadcasts network data, boosts signals, or routes data to its destination |
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| intended to work on LANs to monitor and direct packets being transported from one device to another |
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| one which can be accessed by packets on the Internet |
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| a device found at each intesection on the internet backbone that examines the IP address o incoming data, and fowards the data towards its destination |
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| a network device that connects several nodes of a Local Area Network |
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| a network device that connects two dissimilar networks even if the networks use different protocols |
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| a device that connects two similar networks by simply transferrring data without regard to the network format |
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| a device that modulates and demodulates a signal, typically used to send data from a computer to the internet over telephone, cable television, or satellite networks |
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| a process where a protocol helps 2 network devices communicate |
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| the process of scrambling or hiding information so that it cannot be understood without the key necessary to change it back to its original form |
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| (PKE) Public key encryption |
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| an encription method that uses a pair of keys, a public key (known to everyone), and a private key (known only to the recipient) that decrypts it |
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| (Local area network) An interconnected group of computers and peripherals located within a relatively limited area, such as a building or campus |
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| (metropolitan area network) A public, high-speed network that can transmit voice and data thin a 50-mile range |
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| (wide area network) An interconnected group of computers and peripherals that covers a large geographical area, such as mutiple branches of a corporation |
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| a method used by the telephone network to temporarily connect one telephone with another for the duration of a call |
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| a technology used by data communications networks, such as the internet, where a message is divided into smaller units called "packets" for transmission |
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| Access rights of an FTP site... |
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| can be configured in various ways to allow or prevent changing file names uploading files or deleting files |
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| ISP (Internet Service Provider) |
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| 1- operates routers, communications equipment, and other network devices that handle the physical aspects of transmitting and receiving data between their subscribers and the Internet |
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| are leased from the telephone company, and offer fast, high-capacity data transmission |
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| an electrical cable consisting of a round conducting wire, surrounded by an insulating spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath, usually surrounded by a final insulating layer (jacket). |
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a glass or plastic fiber designed to guide light along its length
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| (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) the primary protocol suite for transmitting messages over the internet |
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| in the context of internet acces, a permanent connection, as opposed a connection that is established and dropped as needed |
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| any service that allows subscribers to access the internet on the go |
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| a network of diverse computers, such as PCs, Macs, workstations, and servers, in which each computer contributes processing resources to solve a single problem |
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| the process your router uses to keep track of packets and their corresponding private or public IP addresse |
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| actual speed of a 56 Kbps modem |
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| hardware, software, and protocols used to make telephone-style calls over the internet |
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| ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network |
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a type of fixed Internet connection that moves data at speeds of 64 Kbps or 128 Kbps over ordinary telephone lines
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| a high-speed, digital, always-on Internet access technology that runs over standard phone lines |
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distributes always-on broadband Internet access over the same infrastructure that offers cable television service
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