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A way of sending data through light impulses over glass or plastic wire or fiber   
File server   
A computer on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network can all 
access it   
File sharing   
Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the network 
with different levels of access rights   
Firewall  
A device that protects resources of the Local Area Network from unauthorized users outside of 
the local network   
Firmware  
Programming...

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A standard that provides consistency of voice and video transmissions and compatibility for 
videoconferencing devices   
Half-duplex  
Data cannot be transmitted and received at the same time   
Hashing  
Transforming a string of characters into a shorter string with a predefined length   
Hexadecimal  
Characters 0-9 and A-F   
Hop  
The action of data packets being transmitted from one router to another   
Host  
Computer on a network   
HTTP  
Hypertext Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files...

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Infrastructure  
In terms of a wireless network, this is when wireless clients use an Access Point to gain access 
to the network   
Internet  
A system of worldwide networks which use TCP/IP to allow for resources to be accessed from 
computers around the world   
Internet Explorer   
A World Wide Web browser created and provided by Microsoft   
Internet Protocol   
The method of transferring data from one computer to another on the Internet   
Internet Protocol Security   
IPsec provides security...

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Java  
A programming language used to create programs and applets for web pages   
K 
Kbps  
Kilobits per second   
Kbyte  
Kilobyte  
L 
LAN  
Local Area Network   
Latency  
The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network. 
Also referred to as delay   
LED  
Light Emitting Diode   
Legacy  
Older devices or technology   
Local Area Network   
A group of computers in a building that usually access files from a server   
LPR/LPD  
Line Printer...

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MDIX  
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover, is an Ethernet port for a connection to a crossover 
cable  
MIB  
Management Information Base is a set of objects that can be managed by using SNMP   
Modem  
A device that Modulates digital signals from a computer to an analog signal in order to transmit 
the signal over phone lines. It also Demodulates the analog signals coming from the phone 
lines to digital signals for your computer   
MPPE  
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption is used to secure data...

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Network Time Protocol   
Used to synchronize the time of all the computers in a network   
NIC  
Network Interface Card   
NTP  
Network Time Protocol   
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OFDM  
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing is the modulation technique for both 802.11a and 
802.11g  
OSI  
Open Systems Interconnection is the reference model for how data should travel between two 
devices on a network   
OSPF  
Open Shortest Path First is a routing protocol that is used more than RIP in larger scale 
networks because...

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Port  
A logical channel endpoint in a network. A computer might have only one physical channel (its 
Ethernet channel) but can have multiple ports (logical channels) each identified by a number.   
PPP  
Point-to-Point Protocol is used for two computers to communicate with each over a serial 
interface, like a phone line   
PPPoE  
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is used to connect multiple computers to a remote server 
over Ethernet   
PPTP  
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol is used for...

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RJ-45  
The most commonly used connection method for Ethernet   
RS-232C  
The interface for serial communication between computers and other related devices   
RSA  
Algorithm used for encryption and authentication   
S 
Server  
A computer on a network that provides services and resources to other computers on the 
network  
Session key   
An encryption and decryption key that is generated for every communication session between 
two computers   
Session layer   
The fifth layer of the OSI model...

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Secure Shell is a command line interface that allows for secure connections to remote 
computers  
SSID  
Service Set Identifier is a name for a wireless network   
Stateful inspection   
A feature of a firewall that monitors outgoing and incoming traffic to make sure that only valid 
responses to outgoing requests are allowed to pass though the firewall   
Subnet mask   
Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part designates 
the Host   
Syslog  
System Logger -- a...

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Universal Plug and Play   
A standard that allows network devices to discover each other and configure themselves to be 
a part of the network   
Upgrade  
To install a more recent version of a software or firmware product   
Upload  
To send a request from one computer to another and have a file transmitted from the 
requesting computer to the other   
UPnP  
Universal Plug and Play   
URL  
Uniform Resource Locator is a unique address for files accessible on the Internet   
USB  
Universal Serial...