9 Computer networking
| Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) | A fast and expensive method of setting up a computer network; tends to be used to provide the backbone to a system |
| Backbone | A physical connection between hubs that carries all data back to the server |
| Bandwidth | The amount of information in bits per second (bps), kilobits per second (kbps), or megabits per second (Mbps) that can be sent via a communication channel or a network connection in a set period of time, i.e. the speed of the system |
| Bus | |
| Collision | When two or more computers try to send data at the same time down the same network |
| Deterministic | The method of calculating how long it will take data to travel round a network and how quickly the system can be accessed |
| Ethernet | A method of setting up a computer network developed by Xerox, using cabling to connect the parts of the system together |
| Global Area Network (GAN) | Worldwide connecting systems, e.g. |
| Hub | |
| IP Address | |
| ISDN Connection | A digital telephone line allowing computer connections |
| Local Area Network (LAN) | A method of linking computers, printers, etc. within a building to enable the sharing of data between computers |
| Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) | Linking of local area networks over a local district |
| Modem | Device connecting computers to the telephone system Consists of: |
| Network | A method of linking computers, printers, etc. to enable the sharing of data between them |
| Network Interface Cards (NICs) | |
| Node | Equipment that communicates in a network, e.g. |
| Router | |
| Segment | Section of a network where several nodes are linked together |
