SLC COMPUTER TECHNICAL TERMS [COMPUTER NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUNICATION]

TECHNICAL TERMS


1.      Sending and receiving information between two or more persons. Communication
2.      A system of transmission of sounds, images, texts or data in the form of electronic signals.Telecommunication
3.      The path through which the sender makes communication to the receiver. Medium
4.      A group of interconnected computers. Computer network
5.      Group of computers that can shares same resources. Computer network
6.      Two or more computers connected with each other to share data and other resources. Computer network
7.      The formal description of message formats and the rules that two or more machines must follow to exchange those messages. Network protocol
8.      A set of rules or procedures for transmitting data between electronic devices, such as computers.Protocol
9.      Formal set of rules that govern the exchange of information in a network. Protocol
10.  A set of rules by which computers on the network communication with each other. Protocol
11.  Set of rules that the computers on the network must follow to communicate and exchange data with each other. Protocol
12.  The rules and regulations to systematize the computer related technology. Protocol
13.  The rules required to help entities communicate each other. Protocol
14.  The amount of data transmitted per second through a communication channels. Bandwidth
15.  The data handling capacity of a communication system. Bandwidth
16.  Number of bits transferred per second using network medium. Bandwidth
17.  Amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of a time. Bandwidth
18.  The data carrying capacity of communication channel. Bandwidth
19.  A network model in which resource sharing, processing and communications control are completely decentralized. Peer-to-peer network
20.  Network in which every computer act as both client and server. Peer-to-peer network
21.  The network model where each node has equal right. Peer-to-peer network
22.  A type of network architecture that doesn’t specify a server and client. Peer-to-peer network
23.  The network models where there is at least one server. Client/server network
24.  The physical path through which data and information flow on the network. Transmission medium
25.  A path through data is transmitted from one computer to another. Transmission media
26.  Another name for guided media. Bounded media
27.  Media type that uses physical path. Guided media
28.  Cable lines through which data flows in a specified path. Bounded medium
29.  Medium that carries data without physical path. Unbounded media
30.  The data or signals transmitted through air in the communication. Unbounded Medium
31.  Method of communication that uses radio waves to transmit information instead of cable.Unbounded Medium
32.  The internal interference produces by the adjacent pairs of twisted pair cable. Crosstalk
33.  A transmission medium through which data are transmitted in the form of light. Fiber optics
34.  A self-contained network that spans a small area, such as a single building, floor or a room. LAN
35.  Network confined to relatively small area. LAN
36.  A network of computers in a room, building or campus. LAN
37.  A network of computers formed by using cables. LAN
38.  A network which uses bounded media. LAN
39.  A network of computers with in a room. LAN
40.  A large computer network that spans a metropolitan area or campus. MAN
41.  A computer network that is spread within a city or neighbouring cities. MAN
42.  A network of computers formed by using unguided media. WAN
43.  A network that uses unbounded transmission media. WAN
44.  A network of computers that covers whole world. WAN
45.  Cabling structure of LAN. Topology
46.  Physical layout of network. Topology
47.  Geometric arrangement of the computer network in which all the devices are connected.Topology
48.  The physical layout of cabling for connecting computers on the network. Topology
49.  The arrangement or connection patterns of computers or nodes and other devices of the network.Topology
50.  Interconnection pattern of computers and devices in a LAN. Topology
51.  A physical layout of network through which network devices are connected. Topology
52.  LAN topology where computers are arranged in a liner format. Bus topology
53.  A network topology in which network nodes are arranged in a linear format with each node connected directly to the network cable with a T-connector or tap. Bus topology
54.  The cabling pattern of computers where each computer is connected to a common cable in the linear format. Bus topology
55.  The cabling pattern of computers where all the nodes are connected in a closed loop. Ring topology
56.  Another name of loop technology. Ring topology
57.  The cabling pattern of computers where each node is individually connected to a centrally located device. Star topology
58.  A network structure where all computers on the network are connected through a centrally located device. Star topology
59.  Hub or switch based network topology. Star topology
60.   A mode of transmission in which data flows in both the direction but only from one direction at a time. Half-duplex mode
61.  Data can be transmitted in both directions but only one direction at a time. Half-duplex
62.  Mode of transmission in which transmission exist in both direction at a time. Full-duplex mode
63.  Mode of transmission that transmits the data simultaneously in both directions. Full-duplex mode
64.  Interface between the NIC of the computer and the cable that passes data from one computer to another computer. Connector
65.  A device that joins cables or a cable to a device. Connector
66.  A computer circuit board or card designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network. NIC
67.  A card through which a computer is connected on the network. NIC
68.  A card that connects a computer with a networking cable. NIC
69.  A computer circuit board that is installed in a computer so that it can be connected to a network.NIC
70.  Device used to convert analog to digital signals and vice versa. MODEM
71.  A device that does demodulation of signal. MODEM
72.  A device that connects computer to telephone line. MODEM
73.  The conversion of digital signals into analog signals. Modulation
74.  The conversion of analog signals into digital signals. Demodulation
75.  A computer on a network. Node
76.  A group of computers that functions both as a client and a server. Peer
77.  The computer that acts the central authority on a network. Server
78.  A computer on the network that provides resources to other computers on the network. Server
79.  The main computer in the computer network. Server
80.  A computer in a network which can provide services to other computer. Server
81.  A computer on the network that provides resources but does not allows a client to use it as a workstation. Dedicated server
82.  A computer on the network that provides resources but allows a client to use it as workstation.Non-dedicated server
83.  A computer on the network that uses resources of the network. Workstation
84.  A hardware device that provides common wiring point in LAN. Hub
85.  A network device that retransmits signals to all nodes on the network. Hub
86.  A multi-port repeater. Hub
87.  Device to amplify or regenerate digital signal received. Repeater
88.  A network device that retransmits signal to a destination node on the network. Repeater
89.  A network device that regenerates or amplifies signals. Repeater
90.  A device that amplifies the incoming signals, creates a new copy of it and transmits the signals on the network. Repeater
91.  A device which boosts the strength of the received signal and re transmit it. Repeater
92.  A network device that connects the segments of the same or different network having same protocol. Bridge
93.  A network device that joins segments of a network. Bridge
94.  A device that connects multiple network having same protocol. Bridge
95.  A device that forwards signals between networks. Router
96.  A device that forwards signals between networks in network traffic. Router
97.  A network device that can determine the best path for forwarding the data packets. Router
98.  An intelligent device that connects two different networks. Router
99.  A hardware device that uses its intelligence to find the path in computer network. Router
100.                      A device, software or a system that converts data between dissimilar networks with different protocols. Gateway
101.                      A network device that joins networks having different protocol. Gateway
102.                      A network device that makes communication between two different networks having different protocols. Gateway
103.                      A device that connects two dissimilar networks. Gateway
104.                      A private internet. Intranet
105.                      An operating system used in a server computer. Network Operating System
106.                       A program that controls the functionality of the hardware device. Device Driver
107.                      Protocol that used to connect on internet. TCP/IP
108.                      A character either * or ?that stands for  series of any characters or any other character.

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