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Chp17-3CompTerms
Chapter 17 Vocab Pt. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Internet service provider (ISP) | A commercial group that provides Internet access for a monthly fee. |
| intranet | a private network that uses the TCP/IP protocols |
| line speed | 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. |
| MAC (Media Access Control) address | Another term for an adapter address. |
| multicasting | A process in which a message is sent by one host to multiple hosts, such as when a video conference is broadcast to several hosts on the Internet. |
| name resolution | The process of associating a NetBIOS name or host name to an IP address. |
| NAT (Network Address Translation) | A process that converts private IP addresses on a LAN to the proxy server's IP address before a data packet is sent over the Internet. |
| NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface) | A fast, proprietary Microsoft networking protocol used only by Windows |
| NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) | An API protocol used by some applications to communicate over a NetBEUI network. NetBIOS has largely been replaced by Windows Sockets over a TCP/IP network. |
| network adapter | a device that interfaces a computer with a network. |
| network drive map | Mounting a drive to a computer, such as drive E, that is actually hard drive space on another host computer on the network. |
| network interface card (NIC) | An expansion card that plugs into a computer's motherboard and provides a port on the back of the card to connect a PC to a network. Also called a network adapter. |
| network operating system (NOS) | An operating system that resides on the controlling computer in the network. The NOS controls what software, data, and devices a user on the network can access. |
| network printer | A printer that any user on the network can access, through its own network card and connection to the network, through a connection to a standalone print server, or through a connection to a computer as a local printer, which is shared on the network. |
| node | Another term for a host. |
| NWLink | Microsoft's version of the IPX/SPX protocol suite used by Novell NetWare operating systems |
| octet | Term for each of the four 8 |
| Packet | Segment of network data that also includes header, destination address, and trailer information that is sent as a unit. Also called data packet or datagram. |
| patch cable | A network cable that is used to connect a PC to a hub, switch, or router. |
| peer-to-peer network | A network of computers that are all equals, or peers. Each computer has the same amount of authority, and each can act as a server to the other computers. |
| physical address | Another term for an adapter address. |
| Ping (Packet Internet Groper) | A Windows and Unix command used to troubleshoot network connections. It verifies that the host can communicate with another host on the network. |
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