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Terms in this set (31)network is a collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and transmission media local area network is a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area wireless LAN (WLAN) is a LAN that uses no physical wires wide area network (WAN) is a network that covers a personal area network (PAN) is a network that network topology refers to the layout of the computers and devices in a communications network ethernet is a network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network (nodes) should control when data can be transmitted token ring standard specifies that computers and devices on the network share or pass a special signal (token) TCP/IP is a network protocol that defines how messages (data) are routed from one end of a network to another WIFI identifies any network based on the 802.11 standard that specifies how two wireless devices communicate over the air with each other Bluetooth is a network protocol that defines how two Bluetooth devices use short-range radio waves to transmit data UWB is a network standard that specifies how two UWB devices use short-range radio waves to communicate at high speeds with each other IrDA transmits data wirelessly via infrared (IR) light waves RFID is a protocol that defines how a network uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person communications device is any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device broadband modem sends and receives data and information to and from a digital line wireless modem uses a mobile phone provider's network to connect to the Internet wirelessly from a computer or mobile device wireless access point is a central communications device that allows computers and devices to transfer data wirelessly among themselves or to a wired network router connects multiple computers or other routers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network network card enables a computer or device that does not have built-in networking capability to access a network hub or switch is a device that provides a central point for cables in a network home network Many home users connect multiple computers and devices together
transmission media carries one or more communications signals broadband media transmit multiple signals simultaneously bandwidth The amount of data, instructions, and information that can travel over transmission media sometimes is called
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Which of the following is a transmission media on which data instructions?Communications and Networks. Which of the following defines how a network uses close range radio signals to communicate between two devices or objects equipped with this technology quizlet?A protocol, based on RFID, that defines how a network uses close-range radio signals to communicate between two devices or objects equipped with NFC technology. Developed by IEEE, towers can cover a 30-mile radius, and two types are fixed wireless and mobile wireless.
Is a LAN that uses no physical wires?Wireless LAN (WLAN)
WLAN provides wireless network communication over short distances using radio or infrared signals instead of traditional network cabling.
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