Computer Networking Vocab

• A computing device is a physical artifact that can run a program. Some examples include computers, tablets, servers, routers and smart sensors.

• A computing system is a group of computing devices and programs working together for a common purpose.

• A computer network is a group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data

• A computer network is a type of computer system

• A path between two computing devices on a computer network ( a sender and a receiver) is a sequence of directly connected computing devices that begins at the sender and ends at the receiver.

• Routing is the process of dinging a path from sender to receiver

• The bandwidth of a computer network is the maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time

Bandwidth is usually measured in bits per second.