Match the Term on the Left to Its Corresponding Definition

question 101

Multiple Choice

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right.
-peer-to-peer

• A)network technology that enables every computer to be both a client and server
• B)device used to connect computer to phone line
• C)a Web site designed to allow anyone who accesses it to modify it
• D)continuous wave of bits
• E)fast Internet connection like DSL
• F)amount of data that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time
• G)secure network that uses encryption
• H)a protocol for computer networking
• I)personal Web page that can be used for a personal diary

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Definitions:

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Tariff of Abominations

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Nullification Crisis

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