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Chapter 3
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Computer Networking
12th Grade
03/22/2011

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Multicast
Definition
a transmission method in which a server divides users who request certain applications, such as multimedia applications, into groups. Each data stream of frames or packets is a one-time transmission that goes to multiple addresses, instead of sending a separate transmission to each address for each data stream.
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Namespace
Definition
A logical area on a network tat contains a listing of named objects, such as computers, and that has the ability to perform name resolution.
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NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI)
Definition
Developed by IBM in the mid eighties, this protocol incorporates NetBIOS for communications across a network.
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NetWare Link(NWLink)
Definition
A Microsoft protocol designed to emulate IPX/SPX protocol communications in Windows-based operating systems.
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Network Agents
Definition
Managed devices that run agent software that is in contact with the network-management station. Most devices connected to modern networks are agents. These include routers, repeaters, hubs, switches, bridges, PC's, print servers, access servers, and uninterruptible power sources (USP's).
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