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Chp17-1CompTerms
Chapter 17 Vocab Pt. 1
Question | Answer |
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access point (AP) | A device connected to LAN that provides wireless communication so that computers, printers, and other wireless devices. |
adapter address | 48 bit hard drive unique to each NIC. |
AirPort | The term Apple computers use to describe their IEEE 802.11b standard |
amplifier repeater | A repeater that does not distinguish between noise and signal; amplifies both. |
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA) | An IP address in the address range 169.254.x.x, used by a computer when it cannot successful lease of IP address from a DHCP server. |
bandwidth | I relation to analog communication the range of frequencies that a communications channel or cable can carry. In general use the term refers to the volume of data that can travel on a bus or over a cable stated in bits per second. |
base station | wireless access point for computers with wireless cards. It is basically a router that communicates with devices based on the Wi |
binding | the process by which a protocol is associated with a network card or modem card |
Bluetooth | a standard for wireless communication and data synchronization between devices, developed by a group electronics manufacturers and overseen by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. |
BNC connector | a connector used with thin coaxial cable. some BNC connectors are T |
broadband | a transmission technique that carries more than one type of transmission on the same medium, such as a cable modem or DSL |
broadcast | Process by which a message is sent from a single host to all hosts on the network, without regard to the kind of data being sent or the destination of the data |
bus topology | a LAN architecture in which all devices are connected to a bus, or one communication line. |
cellular network | A network that can be used when a wireless network must cover a wide area. The network is made up of cells, each controlled by a base station. Also called a cellular WAN. |
cellular WAN | A network that can be used when a wireless network must cover a wide area. The network is made up of cells, each controlled by a base station. Also called a cellular network. |
classful subnet masks | A subnet mask that contain all ones or all zeroes in an octet. |
classless subnet masks | A subnet mask that can have a mix of zeroes and ones in one octet. |
client/server | a computer concept where one computer (client) requests information from another computer (server). |
coaxial cable | networking cable used with 10 mbps ethernet ThinNet or ThickNet |
computer name | character based host name or NetBIOS name assigned to a computer |
crossover cable | a cable used to connect two PCs into the simplest network possible, also used to connect two hubs |
data throughput | the range of frequencies that a communications channel or cable can carry, also called bandwidth or line speed |