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MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet that can be transmitted on a packet-based network like
the Internet
Multicast
Sending data from one device to many devices on a network
N
NAT
Network Address Translation allows many private IP addresses to connect to the Internet, or another
network, through one IP address
NetBEUI
NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area Network communication protocol. This is an updated
version of NetBIOS
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
Netmask
Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part designates the Host
Network Interface Card
A card installed in a computer or built onto the motherboard that allows the computer to connect to a
network
Network Layer
The third layer of the OSI model which handles the routing of traffic on a network
Network Time Protocol
Used to synchronize the time of all the computers in a network
NIC
Network Interface Card
NTP
Network Time Protocol
O
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing is the modulation technique for both 802.11a and
802.wireless g
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection is the reference model for how data should travel between two devices on a
network
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First is a routing protocol that is used more than RIP in larger scale networks because
only changes to the routing table are sent to all the other APs in the network as opposed to sending the
entire routing table at a regular interval, which is how RIP functions
P
Password
A sequence of characters that is used to authenticate requests to resources on a network
Personal Area Network
The interconnection of networking devices within a range of 10 meters
Physical layer
The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of transmitting electrical signals on a data
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