Hardware Components and Networking Terms

software

hardware

ransomware

malware

where information is stored

the working memory of a computer

the backbone of the computer

what executes the commands from the hardware or software

Conversion time

Communication issues

Not Backwards Compatible

Faster Speeds

128

16

32

72

Router

Switch

NIC

Wireless Access Point

A unique identifier for a network device

A type of IP address

A physical address that can be changed

A temporary address used for communication

A broadcast message asking 'Who has this IP address?'

A unicast message containing the MAC address

A message to store IP addresses

A message to manage network traffic

WPA2 is not implemented on every device

WPA3 has better password protection

WPA2 doesn't support CCMP

WPA3 is less secure than WPA2