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Networking key terms
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Networking
Key terms
Physical topology
The actual physical arrangement of devices and network connections.
Logical topology
The way communication operates across a network, including the behaviour produced by its protocol and switching.
Peer-to-peer networking
Networking in which each computer has equal status.
Client-server networking
Networking in which most computers are clients that request services from one or more servers.
CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance, a wireless protocol in which devices check whether the channel is clear and wait if it is busy before transmitting.
SSID
Service Set Identifier, the identifier or name used to identify a wireless network.
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