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Computer Hardware and Networks

This vocabulary will help students understand how computer hardware and networks work.
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  1. ethernet
    a type of network technology for local area networks
  2. LAN
    a local computer network for communication between computers
    The computers in our classroom make up our local area network.
  3. WAN
    a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
    Our wide area network uses computers that are not close together.
  4. server
    a networked computer that provides access to client stations
  5. router
    a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
  6. WiFi
    a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol
  7. network topology
    the configuration of a communication network
  8. configuration
    an arrangement of parts or elements
  9. RAM
    the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
  10. ROM
    (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
  11. microprocessor
    a tiny electronic device handling a computer's logical functions
Created on 四月 28, 2013 (updated 四月 28, 2013)

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