| A | B |
| ADDRESS | DATA STRUCTURE OR LOGICAL CONVENTION USED TO IDENTIFY A UNIQUE ENTITY. |
| ROUTER | NETWORK LAYER DEVICE THAT USES ONE OR MORE METRICS. |
| BROADCAST ADDRESS | SPEICAL ADDRESS RESERVED FOR SENDING A MESSAGE TOA LL STATIONS. |
| SUBNET MASK | 32-BIT MASK USED IN IP TO INDICATE THE BITS OF AN IP ADDRESS. |
| SUBNETWORK | IN IP NETWORKS, A NETWORK SHARING A PARTICULAR SUBNET ADDRESS. |
| IP | NETWORK LAYER PROTOCOL IN THE TCP/IP STACK OFFERING CONNECTIONLESS INTERNETWORK SERVICE. |
| ISP | COMPANIES WHICH OFFER SERVICES THAT TIE TOGETHER MULTIPLE NETWORK SEGMENTS. |
| SEGMENT | SECTION OF A NETWORK THAT IS BOUNDED BRIDGES, ROUTERS, OR SWITCHES. |