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| Ethernet LAN designed to run on UTP cabling. 10BaseT runs at 10 megabits per second. The maximum length of the cabling between the NIC and the hub (or swich, repeater, etc.) is 100 meters. It uses baseband signaling. No industry standard spelling exists, so sometimes written 10BASE-T or 10Base-T. |
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| Wireless networking standard that operates in the 2.4-GHz band with a theoretical maximum through put of 11 Mbps. |
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| Wireless networking standard that operates in the 2.4-GHz band with a theoretical maximum throughput of 54 Mbps and is backward compatible with 802.11b. |
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uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
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