9. A cable tester is an
electronic device used to
verify the electrical
connections in a
signal cable or other
wired assembly. ... More
advanced cable
testers can measure the
signal transmission
properties of
the cable such as its
resistance, signal
attenuation, noise and
interference.
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12. wide-area network are
often connected through
public networks, such as
the telephone system. They
can also be connected
through leased lines or
satellites.
13. A metropolitan area
network (MAN) is a
network that interconnects
users
withcomputer resources in a
geographic area or region
larger than that covered by
even a large local area
network (LAN) but smaller
than the area covered by a
wide area network (WAN).
14. A local-area network (LAN) is
a computer network that spans a
relatively small area. Most often,
a LAN is confined to a single room,
building or group of buildings,
however, one LAN can be connected
to other LANs over any distance via
telephone lines and radio waves.
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17. Definition of: wireless adapter. ... A device
that addswireless connectivity to a laptop
or desktop computer. All of the adapters
below are available as
external USB modules as well as PCI or PCI
Express (PCIe) cards that plug into an
empty slot on the motherboard.
18. Definition of: wireless adapter. ... A
device that addswireless connectivity
to a laptop or desktop computer. All
of the adapters below are available as
external USB modules as well as PCI
or PCI Express (PCIe) cards that plug
into an empty slot on the
motherboard.
19. Cable Modem. A cable modem is a
peripheral device used to connect to the
Internet. It operates over coax cable TV
lines and provides high-speed Internet
access. ... Dial-up modems, which were
popular in the early years of the Internet,
offered speeds close to 56 Kbps over
analog telephone lines
20. wireless adapter. ... A device that
adds wireless connectivity to a laptop or
desktopcomputer. All of the adapters below
are available as external USB modules as well
as PCI or PCI Express (PCIe) cardsthat plug
into an empty slot on the motherboard.
21. Asymmetric digital subscriber
line (ADSL) is a type of DSL
broadbandcommunications
technology used for connecting to the
Internet. ADSL allows more data to be
sent over existing copper telephone
lines (POTS), when compared to
traditional modem lines.