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A(n)_____ is a device that passes network traffic between networks or subnets.

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Which of the following uses software to establish a secure channel on the Internet for transmitting data?

A) Public network
B) Private network
C) VAN
D) VPN

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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What Windows option do you need to activate so that you can share files on your home network?

_____ uses a very thin glass or plastic fiber through which pulses of light travel.

Which type of Internet connection is limited to the distance between you and your phone company; generally about 3 miles?

What is the most common type of network interface card (NIC) ?

Which of the following models describes an environment where the computer receiving information from a server shares processing responsibilities with the server?

Which type of network covers a large geographic distance,such as a state,a country,or even the entire world?

Bandwidth speed is measured by _____.

A telephone modem is a device that connects your computer to your phone line so that you can access another computer or network.

Which type of high-speed circuit is used by businesses for their Internet connection?

Which type of communication medium does not use radio waves?

What type of Internet connection uses ordinary telephone lines and a modem?

A(n)_____ allows you to access the Internet through your cable connection.

What type of security threat is it when a Web server is flooded with requests from thousands of users at once and causing it to become unavailable?

What is bandwidth?

_____ communications radiate information into the air,either very narrowly beamed or in many directions.

Malware or malicious software can include _____,_____,and _____.

Infrared communications can penetrate walls,buildings,and other structures.

A virtual private network uses _____ to establish a secure channel for transmitting data.