Glossary
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DHCP
D
ynamic
H
ost
C
onfiguration
P
rotocol.
DHCP is a protocol that allows IP ad-
dresses to be dynamically assigned.
DNS
D
omain
N
ame
S
ervice. DNS entries on
internet DNS servers map site names (also
called, “URLs”) to their actual IP ad-
dresses.
E
Ethernet
A particular type of LAN described in a
standard (802.3) established by the IEEE,
with 10Mbps data transmission.
F
Fast Ethernet
An extension of Ethernet LAN (defined in
standard 802.3u) to allow 100Mbps trans-
missions.
H
Hub
The central device in a star-topology LAN
used to connect each station to the net-
work.
I
IEEE
I
nstitute of
E
lectrical and
E
lectronics
E
n-
gineers, an accredited professional group of
scientists and engineers who help set stan-
dards for LAN communications technology.
In-band
Communications with a network device
using the network medium itself. Contrast
with out-of-band.
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