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Router A router is the network software or hardware entity
charged with routing packets between networks.
S
Server It is a simple computer that provides resources, such
as files or other information.
SMTP The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet
mail.
Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP was
SNMP
designed to provide a common foundation for
managing network devices.
Station In LANs, a station consists of a device that can
communicate data on the network. In FDDI, a station
includes both physical nodes and addressable logical
devices. Workstations, single-attach stations, dual-
attach stations, and concentrators are FDDI stations.
Subnet mask In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called
the subnet mask.
T
(TCP/IP) Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a
widely used transport protocol that connects diverse
computers of various transmission methods. It was
developed y the Department of Defense to connect
different computer types and led to the development of
the Internet.
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Transceiver A transceiver joins two network segments together.
Transceivers can also be used to join a segment that
uses one medium to a segment that uses a different
medium. On a 10BASE-5 network, the transceiver
connects the network adapter or other network device
to the medium. Transceivers also can be used on
10BASE-2 or 10BASE-T networks to attach devices
with AUI ports.
U
The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless
UDP
protocol that resides above IP in the TCP/IP suite
ULP The upper-layer protocol refers to Application Layer
protocols such as FTP, SNMP, and SMTP.
User Name The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each
person who has access to the LAN.
Utility It is a program that performs a specific task.
UTP Unshielded twisted-pair. UTP is a form of cable used
by all access methods. It consists of several pairs of
wires enclosed in an unshielded sheath.
W
WAN Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of
groups of interconnected computers that are separated
by a wide distance and communicate with each other
via common carrier telecommunication techniques.
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