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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 802.11g
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 routers 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
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