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Chapter 17 Vocab Pt. 3

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Internet service provider (ISP)   A commercial group that provides Internet access for a monthly fee.  
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intranet   a private network that uses the TCP/IP protocols  
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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.  
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MAC (Media Access Control) address   Another term for an adapter address.  
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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.  
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name resolution   The process of associating a NetBIOS name or host name to an IP address.  
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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.  
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NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface)   A fast, proprietary Microsoft networking protocol used only by Windows  
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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 NetBIOS has largely been replaced by Windows Sockets over a TCP/IP network.  
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network adapter   a device that interfaces a computer with a network.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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node   Another term for a host.  
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NWLink   Microsoft's version of the IPX/SPX protocol suite used by Novell NetWare operating systems  
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octet   Term for each of the four 8  
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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.  
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patch cable   A network cable that is used to connect a PC to a hub, switch, or router.  
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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.  
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physical address   Another term for an adapter address.  
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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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