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Data Communications and Networking Midterm.
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Client - ANSWERUser device to access network and receive data from server.
Server - ANSWERDevice that stores and transmits data to client.
Circuit - ANSWERPathway/connection between client and server.
Data communications - ANSWERMovement of computer information from
one point to another by electric/optical transmission.
Local Area Network (LAN) - ANSWERComputer network that covers a small
area.
Backbone Networks - ANSWERHigh-speed networks connecting other
networks together, could span a very large distance.
Wide Area Network (WAN) - ANSWERComputer network that covers a large
area.
Intranet - ANSWERNetwork that shares information within an organization.
Extranet - ANSWERNetwork that shares information between organizations.
