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Networking and Hardware
Mid-Term
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Computer Networking
Graduate
05/17/2007

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Term
LAN
Definition
Local Area Network
Term
WAN
Definition
Wide Area Network
Term
IP
Definition
Internet Protocol
Term
ISP
Definition
Internet Service Provider
Term
NAP
Definition
Network Access Point
Term
HTTP
Definition
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Term
NIC
Definition
Network Interface Card
Term
UTP
Definition
Unshielded Twisted Pair
Term
DHCP
Definition
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Term
NAT
Definition
Network Address Translation
Term
DNS
Definition
Domain Name Server
Term
NOS
Definition
Network Operating System
Term
PPPoE
Definition
Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet
Term
TCP/IP
Definition
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Term
SMTP
Definition
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Term
POP
Definition
Post Office Protocol
Term
FTP
Definition
File Transfer Protocol
Term
OSI
Definition
Open System Interconnection
Term
PBX
Definition
Private Business Exchange
Term
IDC
Definition
Insulation Displacement Connection
Term
MAC
Definition
Media Access Control
Term
STP
Definition
Spanning Tree Protocol
Term
RSTP
Definition
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Term
VLAN
Definition
Virtual Local Area Network
Term
VPN
Definition
Virtual Private Network
Term
Eight Elements of a Network
Definition
Application Programs
Client Stations
Server Stations
Switches
Router
Access Lines
Trunk Lines
Messages
Term
SNR
Definition
Signal to Noise Ratio
Term
Connectionless
Definition
Type of conversation that does not use explicit openings and closings.
Term
Connection-Oriented
Definition
Type of conversation in which there is a formal opening of the interactions, a formal closing, and maintenance of the conversation in between.
Term
Nonblocking
Definition
A nonblocking switch has enough aggregate throughput to handle even the highest possible input load (maximum input on all ports)
Term
Optical Fiber
Definition
Cabling that sends signals as light.
Term
5 Layers of TCP/IP-OSI Architecture
Definition
1 - Physical
2 - Data Link
3 - Internet (IP)
4 - Transport (TCP)
5 - Application
Term
In baseband transmissions signals are...
Definition
injected into the transmission medium
Term
Longer wavelength =
Definition
Lower attenuation.
Term
Frames are carried across...
Definition
Single networks
Term
Packets are carried across...
Definition
Multiple networks.
Term
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Definition
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Term
PC
Definition
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