A host is normally a server or group of servers where a website or set of files is hosted (kept). …

Stands for Domain Name Server.  This is the server that allows us to type in simple names like google.com and…

This is the physical connection between network devices and what the network signal travels along – the cables.  Transmission media…

Stands for Network Interface Card.  Network hardware that can be inside a computer or a device that allows connection to…

A network hardware device that connects multiple computers or devices together so that they can communicate and form a network. …

A router is a network hardware device that connects a LAN and a WAN together.  Routers can also contain a…

Stands for Wireless Access Point.  This is a piece of hardware that allows wireless Wi-Fi connections to a network.  This…

Stands for Wide Area Network.  A Wide Area Network is a network of devices spread out over a large geographical…

Stands for Local Area Network.  A Local Area Network can be defined as a number of computers or devices connected…