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DNS (Domain Name System):
System used
to map readable machine names into IP
addresses
Driver:
Software that interfaces a computer
with a specific hardware device.
DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum):
Method of spreading a wireless signal into
wide frequency bandwidth.
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment):
Device that
con10BaseT or 100BaseTx: 802.3 based
Ethernet network that uses UTP (Unshield-
ed twisted pair) cable and a star topology.
10 is 10 Mbps and 100 is 100 Mbps.
DCE (Data Communications Equipment):
Hardware used for communication with a
Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) device.
Default Gateway:
The IP Address of either
the nearest router or server for the LAN.
Default Parameter:
Parameter set by the
manufacturer.
Destination Address:
The address portion
of a packet that identifies the intended
recipient station.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol):
Based on BOOTP, it uses a pool
of IP addresses, which it assigns to each
device connected to it, and retrieves the
address when the device becomes dormant
for a period of time.
DNS (Domain Name System):
System used
to map readable machine names into IP
addresses
Driver:
Software that interfaces a computer
with a specific hardware device.
DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum):
Method of spreading a wireless signal into
wide frequency bandwidth.
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment):
Device
that controls data flowing to and from a
computer.
Glossary
