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A program that allows you to access resources on the web and provides them to you graphically
C
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.
Cookie
Information that is stored on the hard drive of your computer that holds your preferences to the site that
gave your computer the cookie
D
Data
Information that has been translated into binary so that it can be processed or moved to another device
Data-Link layer
The second layer of the OSI model. Controls the movement of data on the physical link of a network
dBd
Decibels related to dipole antenna
dBi
Decibels relative to isotropic radiator
dBm
Decibels relative to one milliwatt
Decrypt
To unscramble an encrypted message back into plain text
Default
A predetermined value or setting that is used by a program when no user input has been entered for this
value or setting
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: Used to automatically assign IP addresses from a predefined pool
of addresses to computers or devices that request them
Digital certificate:
An electronic method of providing credentials to a server in order to have access to it or a network
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DSSS: Modulation technique used by 802.11b wireless devices
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.
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