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| Node | A device on the network. |
| Peer-to-Peer Network | Computer architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal and there is no computer designated as the server. |
| Proxy Server | A server that acts as an intermediary between a user and the internet. |
| Public Switched Telephone Network | The world's collection of interconnected commercial and government owned voice oriented systems. |
| Router | A device that directs traffic on a network by dividing data into smaller packets that travel by different routes and then are reassembled at their destination. |
| Server | A computer that handles requests for data, e-mail, file transfer, and other network services from other computers (clients). |
| Server Operating System | High end programs designed to provide network control and include special fnctions for connecting computers and other devices into a network. |
| T-1 Line | A type of fiber-optic telephone line that can transmit to 1.544 megabits per seconds or can be used to transmit 24 digitzed voice channels. |
| Wide Area Network (WAN) | Computer network that covers a large georgraphical area, made up of several connected LANS. |
| Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) | An ISP that provides connection speeds more than 30 times faster than dial up connections from 384 Khps to 2.0 Mbps. |
| Wireless LAN (WLAN) | A variation of a LAN that uses no physical wires. |
