Chapter 7 Terms:
• Switched Circuit: A circuit established through one or more intermediate switching devices, such as circuit switches or packet switches.
• Dedicated Circuit: A distinct physical circuit dedicated to directly connecting devices, such as multiplexers, PBXs, and host computers.
• Circuit Switching: A networking technology that provides a temporary, but dedicated, connection between two stations no matter how many switching devices the data is routed through.
• Packet Switching: A digital network technology that breaks up a message into smaller chunks (packets) for transmission.
• Leased Line: A private communications channel leased from a common carrier.
• Time-Division Multiplexing: A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path.
• T-carrier System: The generic designator for several digitally multiplexed signal carrier systems.
• DS0: A single 64 Kbps channel, which is the building block of a T1 transmission line.
• DS1: Digital Signal. A classification of digital circuits. The DS refers to the rate and format of the signal.
• Frame Relay: A high speed packet switching protocol used in Wide Area Networks. (WANs)
Chapter 8 Terms:
• IP Router: A router that is set up to route IP packets.
• IP Address: A decimal number that defines the routing information of the Internet user.
• Routing Table: A database in a router that contains the current network topology.
• IP Network: A network that uses the IP protocol, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: The automatic assigning of IP addresses to client machines logging into an IP network.
• IP Routing: Process of transporting data from source to destination on a determined path across two or more networks.
• IP Route: The path that data follows in order to travel across multiple networks.
• IP Subnetting: A technique that enables a network administrator to divide a single private...