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.
Finger
- A program that tells you the name associated with an e-mail address.
Firewall
- A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the
resources of a
network from users from other networks.
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.
FTP
(
F
ile
T
ransfer
P
rotocol) - A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network.
Full Duplex
- The ability of a networking device to receive and transmit data simultaneously.
Gateway
- A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications
protocols.
Half Duplex
- Data transmission that can occur in two directions over a single line, but only one
direction at a
time.
Hardware
- The physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information
technology devices.
HTTP
(
H
yper
T
ext
T
ransport
P
rotocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to servers
on the World
Wide Web.
IEEE
(The
I
nstitute of
E
lectrical and
E
lectronics
E
ngineers) - An independent institute that
develops networking
standards.
Infrastructure
- A wireless network that is bridged to a wired network via an access point.
IP
(
I
nternet
P
rotocol) - A protocol used to send data over a network.
IP Address
- The address used to identify a computer or device on a network.
IPCONFIG
- A Windows 2000 and XP utility that displays the IP address for a particular
networking device.
IPSec
(
I
nternet
P
rotocol
Sec
urity) - A VPN protocol used to implement secure exchange of
packets at the IP layer.
ISM band
- Radio bandwidth utilized in wireless transmissions.
ISP
(
I
nternet
S
ervice
P
rovider) - A company that provides access to the Internet.
LAN
- The computers and networking products that make up your local network.
LEAP
(
L
ightweight
E
xtensible
A
uthentication
P
rotocol) - A mutual authentication method that
uses a username
and password system.
MAC
(
M
edia
A
ccess
C
ontrol)
Address
- The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each
networking
device.
Mbps
(
M
ega
B
its
P
er
S
econd) - One million bits per second; a unit of measurement for data
transmission.
mIRC
- An Internet Relay Chat program that runs under Windows.
Multicasting
- Sending data to a group of destinations at once.
NAT
(
N
etwork
A
ddress
T
ranslation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area
network to a different
IP address for the Internet.
Network
- A series of computers or devices connected for the purpose of data sharing, storage,
and/or
transmission between users.
NNTP
(
N
etwork
N
ews
T
ransfer
P
rotocol) - The protocol used to connect to Usenet groups on the
Internet.
