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Bandwidth
The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmitted to and from a
network device
Beacon
A data frame by which one of the stations in a Wi-Fi network periodically broadcasts
network control data to other wireless stations.
Bit rate
The amount of bits that pass in given amount of time
Bit/sec
Bits per second
BOOTP
Bootstrap Protocol. Allows for computers to be booted up and given an IP address with
no user intervention
Broadcast
Transmitting data in all directions at once
Browser
A program that allows you to access resources on the web and provides them to you
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CAT 5
Category 5. Used for 10/100 Mbps or 1Gbps Ethernet connections
Client
A program or user that requests data from a server
Collision
When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact
same time.
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