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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
09/27/2011
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ASCII
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American Standard Code the most popular scheme of coding a byte of data for use in data communications.
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BASEBAND
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Digital transmission
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EBCDIC
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Extended binary decimal interchange code the most popular means of coding a byte of data in mainframe computers. IBM developed this coding scheme.
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PARALLEL
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Uses 8 data lines and ground to transmit data over short distances (6 feet or less). One byte can be sent in one unit of time as digital data.
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SERIAL
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Uses one data line and ground to transmit data. Data is transmitted as one bit in a unit of time.
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DIGITAL
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A descrete voltage level of high or low. Digital data cannot be transmitted over long distances.
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ANALOG
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ASYNCHRONOUS
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ATTENUATION
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BAUD RATE
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BROADBAND
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COMMON CARRIER
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DEDICATED LINE
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DIAL-UP LINE
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ENVELOP
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FULL DUPLEX
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HALF DUPLEX
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LOCAL LOOP
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SINGLE DUPLEX
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SWITCHED LINE
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SYNCHRONOUS
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T CARRIER
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DUMB TERMINAL
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MULTI-DROPPED
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POLLING
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SMART TERMINAL
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ADDRESS
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ARCNET
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ETHERNET
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FRAME
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IPX/SPX
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NETBIOS
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PACKET
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PROTOCOL
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TOKEN RING
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TOPOLOGY
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TCP/IP
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BRIDGE
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BUS TOPOLOGY
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CSU/DSU
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DATA BUS
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GATEWAY
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IEEE-488
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INTERFACE
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MODEM
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MULTIPLEXER
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NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC)
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PORT
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RING TOPOLOGY
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ROUTER
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RS232C
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STAR TOPOLOGY
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