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DNS
Domain Name System: Translates Domain Names to IP addresses
Domain name
A name that is associated with an IP address
Download
To send a request from one computer to another and have the file transmitted back to
the requesting computer
Duplex
Sending and Receiving data transmissions at the sane time
Dynamic IP address
IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change. Cable Internet
providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers.
E
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
Encryption
Converting data into cyphertext so that it cannot be easily read
Ethernet
The most widely used technology for Local Area Networks.
F
File server
A computer on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network
can all access it
File sharing
Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the
network with different levels of access rights
Firewall
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