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Chapter 17#2

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data throughput   In relation to analog communication, the range of frequencies that a communications channel or cable can carry.  
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default gateway   The gateway a computer on a network will use to access another network unless it knows to specifically use another gateway for quicker access to that network.  
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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server   A protocol used by a server to assign dynamic IP addresses to computers on a network when they first access the network.  
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DNS (Domain Name System, or Domain Name Service   A distributed pool of information (called the name space) that keeps track of assigned host names and domain names and their corresponding IP addresses, and the system that allows a host to locate information in the pool.  
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DNS server   A computer that can find an IP address for another computer when only the fully qualified domain name is known.  
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domain name   A unique, text-based name that identifies a network. A fully qualified domain name is sometimes loosely called a domain name.  
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dynamic IP   An assigned IP address that is used for the current session only. When the session is terminated, the IP address is returned to the list of available addresses.  
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Ethernet    
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Fast Ethernet (FDDI)    
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fiber optic cable    
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frame.    
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full duplex    
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fully qualified domain name (FQDN)    
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gateway.    
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General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)    
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Gigabit Ethernet    
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half duplex    
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hardware address    
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host    
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host name    
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Hosts file    
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hub    
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