Chapter 5

Telecommunications & Networks

1. Technique for making telephone calls over the Internet.

2. The ability for all networks to connect to one another.
3. An interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system.
4. Software that serves to “glue together” separate programs.
5. The usefulness, or utility, of a network equals the square of the number of users.
6. Internet-like networks that improve communications and collaboration, publish and share
information, and develop applications to support business operations and decision making
within an organization.
7. Provide Internet-like access to a company’s operational databases and legacy systems by its
customers and suppliers.
8. Company that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet.
9. A communications network covering a large geographic area.
10. A communications network in an office, a building, or other worksite.
11. Representation of an electrical signal using binary numbers.
12. Coaxial cable, microwave, and fiber optics are examples.
13. A communications medium that uses pulses of laser light in glass fibers.
14. A short range cable replacement technology for digital devices.
15. Includes modems, multiplexers, and inter-network processors.
16. Includes programs such as network operating systems and Web browsers.
17. A common communications processor for microcomputers.
18. Helps a communications channel carry simultaneous data transmissions from many terminals.
19. Star, ring, and bus networks are examples.
20. Representation of an electrical signal that is analogous to the signal itself.
21. The communications speed and capacity of telecommunications networks.
22. Intranets and extranets can use their network firewalls and other security features to establish
secure Internet links within an enterprise or its trading partners.
23. Sturdy cable that provides high bandwidth on a single conductor.
24. Standard rules or procedures for control of communications in a network.
25. An international standard, multilevel set of protocols to promote compatibility among
telecommunications networks.
26. The standard suite of protocols used by the Internet, intranets, extranets, and some other
networks.
27. Information systems with common hardware, software, and network standards that provide
easy access for end users and their networked computer systems.
28. Interconnected networks need communications processors such as switches, routers, hubs, and
gateways.
29. Web sites, Web browsers, HTML documents, hypermedia databases, and TCP/IP networks are
examples.
30. Networks in which end-user PCs are tied to network servers to share resources and application
processing.
31. Network computers provide a browser-based interface for software and databases provided by
 servers.
32. End-user computers connect directly with each other to exchange files.
33. Orbiting devices that provide multiple communication channels over a large geographical area.
34. Older, traditional mainframe-based business information systems.
35. Any arrangement in which a sender transmits a message to a receiver over a channel consisting
of some type of medium.
36. Provides wireless network access for laptop PCs in business settings.
37. Their goal is to improve the telecommunications environment by fostering standardized
protocols, communications hardware and software, and the design of standard interfaces,
among other things.
38. A type of communications network consisting of terminals, processors, channels, computers,
and control software.
39. Telecommunications technologies that do not rely on physical media such as cables or fiber
optics.

1) VOIP
technique for making telephone calls over internet

2) Network interoperability
ability to work for all networks

3) Network
interconnected or interrelated chain, group

4) Middleware
software that serves to glue together

5) Metcalfe's law
usefulness or utility of a networks

6) Intranets
internet like networks that improve communications

7) Extranets
provide internet like access to a company's operational databases.

8) Internet service provider (ISP)

company that provides individuals access to internet

9) Wide area networks (WAN)

communications network covering a large geographic area

10) Local area networks (LAN)

communications network in a office or building
11) Digital
representation of an electrical signal using binary numbers

12) Telecommunications media

Coaxial cable and fiber optics are examples

13) Fiber optics

communications medium that uses pulses of laser light

14) Bluetooth
short range cable replacement technology

15) Telecommunications processors

modems and inter-network processors

16) Telecommunications software

programs such as network operating systems

17) Modem
a common communications processor for microcomputers

18) Multiplexer
helps communications processor for microcomputers

19) Network topologies

star, ring, and bus networks are examples

20) analog
Representation of an electrical signal

21) bandwidth
communications speed and capacity of telecommunications networks

22) Virtual private networks

Intranet and extranets can use their network firewalls

23) coaxial cable

sturdy cable provides high bandwidth on a signal conductor.

24) Protocol
standard rules for control of communications

25) Open systems Interconnection

international standard set of protocols

26) TCP/ IP
standard suite of protocols
27) Open systems...
information systems with common hardware, software, and network standards

28) inter-network processors

Interconnected networks need communications processors

29) internet service provider...

Websites, Web browsers, hypermedia databases

30) Coaxial cable...

Networks computers provide a browser bases interface

31) Network computing...

Networks in which end user PCs are tied to network servers

32) peer-to-peer networks

End- user computers connect with each other

33) Communications satellites...

orbiting devices that provide multiple communications

34) Legacy systems...

older, traditional mainframe based business information systems

35) Telecommunications...
arrangement in which sender transmits message to a receiver

36) Wireless LAN...

Providers wireless network access for laptops

37) Network Architectures

Their goal is to improve the telecommunications environment

38) Telecommunications network

A type of communications network consisting of terminals

39) Wireless technologies

Telecommunications technologies that do not rely on physical media such as cables or fiber
optics