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| MAC | The physical address of a computer burned into the ROM chip on a NIC. |
| NETBEUI | The non routable protocol used by Windows for use within a LAN. |
| NETBIOS | The programming interface for local area networks for DOS and Windows. |
| NIC | An expansion card added to a computer to provide network connectivity. |
| NWLink | Comes with Windows products to provide access to NetWare servers. |
| OSI Model | The 7 layered model by the ISO used toexplain and simplify networking. |
| Peer to Peer | Networking concept in which all machines on the network are equal. |
| Plenum Cable | Networking cable for use in floors and ceilings which has a fire retardant coating. |
| Protocol | The rules for communication on a network. |
| Protocol stack | The networking model residing on every host computer having layers to allow different protocols to be swapped in and out to work with different network architectures. |
| RJ-11 | The telephone connector for phone lines having 4 wires and used for connecting telephones and modems. |
| RJ-45 | Registered Jack-45; the networking connector for twisted pair cabling having 8 wires and used for Ethernet and Token Ring Type 3 devices. |
| RS-232 | Recommended Standard-232; the TIA/EIA standard for serial communication using 9 or 25-pin connectors on computers and peripheral devices like mice and external modems. |
| SC | Subscriber Connector; the fiber optic connector that uses a push-pull connector similsr to that found on audio and video plugs. |
| ST | Stright Tip Connector; the fiber optic connector using a bayonet type connector similar to that of a BNC connector used with coaxial cabling. |
| STP | Shielded Twisted Pair; twisted pair cabling having shielding around each wire pair plus extra shielding around all wire pairs and for use when there is excessive EMI(Electromagnetic Interference). |
| Thicknet | also known as 10Base5; uses a thick coaxial cable (RG-8), sometimes refered to as a " frozen yellow garden hose", also uses an external transceiver, known as an AUI ( Attachment Unit Interface) that connects to the cable with a vampire tap and network interface card with a 15-pin D-type connector; maximum bandwidth is 10 Mbps and data can only travel 500 meters through a cable without being repeated. |
| Thinnet | also known as 10Base2; uses a thick coaxial cable (RG-58),also uses BNC(Bayonet Nut Connector or British Naval Connector) to terminate the ends of the cable; cables connect to the network card with a T-connector; maximum bandwidth is 10 Mbps and data can only travel 185 meters through a cable without being repeated. |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol; The default communication protocol developed by the Department of Defense for use in transmitting data over the Internet. |
| TCP/IP Model | Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol Model; the 4-layered working protocol containing ( from bottom to top) the Networ Access, Internet, Transport, and Application Layers. |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| UTP | Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| VoIP | Voie Over IP |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| Wireless | Referring to any form of radio transmission that does nto travel through cables or fiber. |
