3.01 Understand the physical components of a network.

3.01a Key Terms

3.01a Key Terms (Network)

Complete the chart by finding images that represent each device.
Term
Network Device

Image Representation

Definition
A component used to connect
computers or other electronic
devices together so they can
share files or resources

Router

A hardware device or software

program that manages the paths
along which information travels
within a network

Switch

A device that manages the

sharing of multiple computers or
networks on the same data
connection

Wireless Access Point

An intermediary device that joins

wireless clients to a wired
Ethernet network

Modulator

A device that enables computers

to interpret data received from a
network

Demodulator

A device that allows a modem to

send information formatted to be
read by network computers
A device that is either the source
or the destination of a packet on
a network.

End Devices

MAC Address

a hardware address that

uniquely identifies each node of
a network.

Term
Host

Server

Image Representation

Definition
A host is a computer that
manages tasks, communicates
instructions, or delivers specific
services to other computers, or
clients, on a network.
Software and hardware that
provides services to other
computer programs and their
users.

Personal Area Network

A network created around an

individuals personal workspace.

Local Area Network

A network created for a home or

other small geographic area

Wide Area Network

A collection of LANs that is

dispersed over a large
geographical area.
Transmission media provide a
"path" for information to be sent
from one computer to another
through a network.
Cable specifically designed for
carrying an electronic signal

Transmission Media

Coaxial Cable

Ethernet Cable
Twisted Pair Cable

Fiber Optic Cable

A type of cable commonly used

in high-speed wired computer
networks.
Cable commonly used in highspeed wired computer networks.

A type of cable made of superthin filaments of glass or other

transparent materials that can
carry beams of light.

Term
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)

ISP (Internet Service

Provider)

IP address (Internet
Protocol)

Image Representation

Definition
A technology that allows
electronic devices to exchange
data wirelessly (using radio
waves) over a network.
A company that has a permanent
connection to the Internet and
can provide temporary access to
its customers, individuals, and
others.
Provides a unique identification
for a specific computer or
network.