Question | Answer |
access point (AP) | A device connected to a LAN
that provides wireless communication so that
computers, printers, and other wireless devices
can communicate with devices on the LAN. |
adapter address | A 48-bit
hardware address unique to each NIC card or
onboard network controller and assigned by the
manufacturer. The address is often printed on the
adapter as hexadecimal numbers. An example is
00 00 0C 08 2F 35. Also called a physical
address, an |
AirPort | The term Apple computers use to describe
the IEEE 802.11b standard. |
amplifier repeater: attenuation | A repeater that does not distinguish between noise and signal; it amplifies both. |
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA) | An IP address
in the address range 169.254.x.y, used by a
computer when it cannot successfully lease an IP
address from a DHCP server. |
bandwidth | In 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 (bps),
kilobits. |
base station | A fixed transceiver and antenna used to
create one cell within a cellular network. |
binding | The process by which a protocol is associated with a network card or a modem card. |
Bluetooth | A standard for wireless communication
and data synchronization between devices,
developed by a group of electronics manufacturers
and overseen by the Bluetooth Special Interest
Group. Bluetooth uses the same frequency range as
802.11. |
BNC connector | A connector used with thin coaxial
cable. Some BNC connectors are T-shaped and
called T-connectors. One end of the T connects to
the NIC, and the two other ends can connect to
cables or end a bus formation with a terminator. |
broadband | A transmission technique that carries more
than one type of transmission on the same medium,
such as voice and DSL on a regular telephone line. |