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SMTP
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet
mail.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP was
designed to provide a common foundation for managing
network devices.
Station
In LANs, a station consists of a device that can
communicate data on the network. In FDDI, a station
includes both physical nodes and addressable logical
devices. Workstations, single-attach stations, dual-attach
stations, and concentrators are FDDI stations.
Subnet mask
In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called
the subnet mask.
T
(TCP/IP)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a
widely used transport protocol that connects diverse
computers of various transmission methods. It was
developed y the Department of Defense to connect
different computer types and led to the development of
the Internet.
Transceiver
A transceiver joins two network segments together.
Transceivers can also be used to join a segment that
uses one medium to a segment that uses a different
medium. On a 10BASE-5 network, the transceiver
connects the network adapter or other network device to
the medium. Transceivers also can be used on 10BASE-
2 or 10BASE-T networks to attach devices with AUI
ports.
U
UDP
The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol
that resides above IP in the TCP/IP suite
User Name
The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each
person who has access to the LAN.
Utility
It is a program that performs a specific task.
UTP
Unshielded twisted-pair. UTP is a form of cable used by
