Vocabulary Exercise Chapter 1 Name:

Date: Class:

Cisco Exercises - Semester 1 - Networking Fundamentals

Chapter 1 Computer Basics

Define the following terms as completely as you can. Use the online Chapter 1or the Cisco Systems Networking Academy: First-Year Companion Guide material for help.

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

Back Plane

Back Plane Components

Binary

Bits

Bus

Bytes

Capacitor

CD-ROM drive

CPU

Expansion slots

Floppy disk drive

Hard disk drive

Integrated circuit

Light emitting diodes (LEDs)

Local-area networks (LANs)

Microprocessor

Monitor connector

Motherboard

Mouse port

Network

Network Card

NIC (network interface card)

Parallel port

PC Components

Personal Computer System

Power Cord

Power Supply

Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)

Protocol

RAM

Resistor

ROM

Serial port

Small, Discrete Components

Solder

Sound card

System unit

Throughput

Transistor

Video card

Wide-area networks (WANs)

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