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| What computers use to communicate using the same language. |
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| The physical layout of the cable and the logical path followed by network packets and frames sent on the cable. |
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| [Local Area Network] - A network that is in the local vicinity and no bigger. |
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| [Wide Area Network] - A network that spans a great distance, an example of this is the internet. |
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| [Metropolitan Area Network] - A network that links multiple LAN’s within a large city or metropolitan area. |
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| A network that often reaches throughout a large area, such as a college campus, a city, or across several states. The main distinguishing factor of an enterprise network is that it brings together an array of network resources such as many kinds of servers, mainframes, intranets, printers, and the Internet. |
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| [Network Driver Interface Specification] - A set of standards developed by Microsoft and 3COM for network drivers that enable the use of multiple protocols on the same network. |
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| [Open Data-link Interface] - A driver that is used by Novel NetWare networks to transport multiple protocols on the same network. |
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| [Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol] - A network protocol that provides a way for a server to automatically assign an IP address to a workstation on its network. |
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| [Transmission Control Protocol] - A protocol that is particularly well suited for medium and large networks. The TCP portion was originally developed to insure reliable connection on government, military, and educational networks. It performs extensive error checking to ensure data is delivered successfully. |
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| [User Diagram Protocol] - A protocol used with an IP as an alternative to TCP and that offers low-overhead connectionless communications. |
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| [Windows Internet Naming Service] - A windows 2000 server service that enables the server to convert workstation names to IP addresses for Internet communication. |
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| [Internet Protocol] - Protocol used to address computers on a network. |
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| [Internet Packet Exchange] - A protocol developed by Novell for use with its NetWare Server operating system. |
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| [Sequence Packet Exchange] - A Novell connection-oriented protocol used for network transport when there is no particular need for data reliability. |
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| A TCP/IP application protocol that provides terminal emulation services. |
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| [File Transfer Protocol] - Available through the TCP/IP protocol, FTP enables files to be transferred across a network or the Internet between computers or servers. |
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| [Simple Mail Transfer Protocol] - An email protocol used by systems having TCP/IP network communications. |
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| [Domain Name Service] - TCP/IP application protocol that resolves domain and computer names to IP addresses, or the IP address to domain and computer names. |
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| [Address Resolution Protocol] - A protocol in the TCP/IP suite that enables a sending station to determine the MAC address of another station on a network. |
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| [Simple Network Management Protocol] - An e-mail protocol used by systems having TCP/IP network communications. |
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| [Internet Group Management Protocol] - Part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, the protocol that is used in multicasting and which containing and which contains addresses of clients belong to the multicast group. |
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| [Internet Control Message Protocol] - A TCP/IP based protocol that is used for network error reporting, particularly through routing devices. |
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| [Routing Information Protocol] - A TCP/IP based protocol that enables routing devices to share information about a network. |
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| [Open Short Path First Protocol] - A TCP/IP based routing protocol that can evaluate network paths and match a type of transmission, such as data or video, to the appropriate network path. |
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| [Hypertext Transfer Protocol] - A protocol in the TCP/IP suite that transports HTML documents over the Internet for access by web compliant browsers. |
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| [Resource Reservation Protocol] - Enables an application to reserve the network resources it needs, such as network paths with higher speeds. |
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| [Quality of Service] - Mechanisms used to measure and allocate network resources on the basis of transmission speed, quality, throughput, and reliability. |
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| [NetWare Link] - A network protocol that simulates the IPX/SPX protocol for Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 communication with Novell NetWare file servers and compatible devices. |
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| [NetBIOS Extended User Interface] - A combination software interface |
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| [Data Link Control Protocol] - Avaliable through Microsoft Winows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 98, this protocol enables communication with an IBM mainframe or microcomputer. |
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| A peer-to-peer protocol used in network communication between Macintosh computers. |
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| Connection-oriented communication |
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| Also called a connection-oriented service, this service provides several ways to ensure that data is successfully received at the destination, such as requiring an acknowledgement of receipt and using a checksum to make sure the packet or frame contents are accurate. |
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