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Network Glossary
AC15:
A type of connection used to transmit data or voice across long distances, used to provide WAN connections from site to site.
BACKBONE:
A high capacity network linking networks of a lower capacity, like LAN's
BRIDGE:
A device linking 2 LANs or LAN segments passing traffic over a port to port connection. A bridge operates at the MAC (Media Access Control) level (see M) independently of the protocols used by each LAN
BROWSER:
These are software packages used for accessing HTML (Hypertext
BUFFER:
A temporary data store used to compensate for the timing differences between sending and receiving machines.
BUS TOPOLOGY:
A type of network in which all the nodes (workstations, clients, printers etc.) are connected in line to a single cable with 2 distinct ends. Each node is aware of all the transactions on the network but will only respond to the instructions that carry the correct address for that node. See TABLE 1
CLIENT SERVER WORKING:
The division of an application in two parts, the FRONT END client, which could by a PC on a desk and the BACK END server which would be running the network operating systems and containing the data that is to be shared between all the users on the network.
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