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Bit
- A binary digit.
Browser
- An application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the
information on the World Wide Web.
CSMA/CA
(
C
arrier
S
ense
M
ultiple
A
ccess/
C
ollision
A
voidance) - A method of data transfer that is
used to prevent data collisions.
CTS
(
C
lear
T
o
S
end) - A signal sent by a wireless device, signifying that it is ready to receive data.
Daisy Chain
- An “Access Point Mode” and “Wireless Station Mode” connection topology creating a
wireless backbone trunk to reach multi-hopping between each wireless node.
Database
- A collection of data that is organized so that its contents can easily be accessed,
managed, and updated.
DHCP
(
D
ynamic
H
ost
C
onfiguration
P
rotocol) - A networking protocol that allows administrators to
assign temporary IP addresses to network computers by "leasing" an IP address to a user for a
limited amount of time, instead of assigning permanent IP addresses.
Download
- To receive a file transmitted over a network.
DSSS
(
D
irect-
S
equence
S
pread-
S
pectrum) - Frequency transmission with a redundant bit pattern
resulting in a lower probability of information being lost in transit.
DTIM
(
D
elivery
T
raffic
I
ndication
M
essage) - A message included in data packets that can increase
wireless efficiency.
Encryption
- Encoding data transmitted in a network.
Ethernet
- IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from
a common transmission medium.
Firmware
- The programming code that runs a networking device.
Fragmentation
-Breaking a packet into smaller units when transmitting over a network medium
that cannot support the original size of the packet.
Gateway
- A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications
protocols.
