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part of the host ID address field into a field for subnets.
TCP
(
T
ransmission
C
ontrol
P
rotocol) - A method (protocol) used along with the IP
(Internet Protocol) to send data in the form of message units (datagram) between
network devices over a LAN or WAN. While IP takes care of handling the actual
delivery of the data (routing), TCP takes care of keeping track of the individual units
of data (called packets) that a message is divided into for efficient delivery over the
network. TCP is known as a "connection oriented" protocol due to requiring the
receiver of a packet to return an acknowledgment of receipt to the sender of the
packet resulting in transmission control.
TCP/IP
(
T
ransmission
C
ontrol
P
rotocol/
I
nternet
P
rotocol) - The basic
communication language or set of protocols for communications over a network
(developed specifically for the Internet). TCP/IP defines a suite or group of protocols
and not only TCP and IP.
UDP
(
U
ser
D
atagram
P
rotocol) - A method (protocol) used along with the IP
(Internet Protocol) to send data in the form of message units (datagram) between
network devices over a LAN or WAN. While IP takes care of handling the actual
delivery of the data (routing), UDP takes care of keeping track of the individual units
of data (called packets) that a message is divided into for efficient delivery over the
network. UDP is known as a “connection-less” protocol due to NOT requiring the
receiver of a packet to return an acknowledgment of receipt to the sender of the
packet (as opposed to TCP).
WEP
(
W
ired
E
quivalent
P
rivacy) - A data privacy
mechanism based on a 64- bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11b
standard.
WINIPCFG
- Configuration utility based on the Win32 API for querying,
defining and managing IP addresses within a network. A commonly used utility under
Windows 95, 98SE, and Me.
WLAN
(
W
ireless
L
ocal
A
rea
N
etwork) - A group of computers and associated
devices that communicate with each other wirelessly.
