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1.4 Terms and concepts practice

This activity will help you to test some of the terms and concepts you've been introduced to.

Activity _unit1.4.1

Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.

  1. converged networks

  2. LAN

  3. WAN

  4. end device

  5. intermediary

  6. people

  7. things

  8. data

  9. M2M

  10. M2P

  11. P2P

  • a.physical objects with sensors that are connected to a network

  • b.provides access to users and end devices in a limited area

  • c.exchange information, ideas, and opinions through the use of data and technology

  • d.data, voice, and video all use the same network media

  • e.machine to people

  • f.machine to machine

  • g.the source and destination of messages transmitted over a network

  • h.collected and transmitted by people and connected things

  • i.people to people

  • j.device connects individual hosts to the network or connects networks to each other

  • k.interconnects LANs over a broad geographic area

The correct answers are:
  • 1 = d
  • 2 = b
  • 3 = k
  • 4 = g
  • 5 = j
  • 6 = c
  • 7 = a
  • 8 = h
  • 9 = f
  • 10 = e
  • 11 = i