Glossary
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| LAN | Abbreviation for Local Area Network. This | 8 | |||
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| is a network with a relatively narrow range |
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| such as inside a company. |
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| Access point | T h e s e a r e | s t a t i o n s f o r | r e l a y i n g | 6 | |
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| electromagnetic signals between computers |
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| in a wireless LAN. When a computer |
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| is connected to an access point, it can |
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| communicate through the network connected |
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| to the access point. |
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| TCP/IP | Abbreviation | for Transmission Control | 17 | ||
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| Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the |
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| standard internet protocol. |
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| This protocol is a set of rules and |
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| agreements governing data communications |
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| between computers. |
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| IP address | Internet Protocol (IP) is a | protocol | 17/ | ||
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| for distributing data, and the address | 20/ | |||
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| corresponding to the data distribution | 49 | |||
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| destination is called the IP address. The |
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| same IP address cannot be used within the |
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| same LAN. |
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DHCP | Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration | 17/ | ||||
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| Protocol. This function automatically assigns | 49 | ||||
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| IP addresses to the connected equipment. |
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| If a device with the DHCP server function |
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| is present within a LAN, it automatically |
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| assigns IP addresses to the connected |
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| equipment. |
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| Subnetmask | This limits the range of the IP addresses | 17/ | |||
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| assigned to computers in order to divide the | 49 | |||
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| network into a number of sections during |
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| TCP/IP connection. The value used to |
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| divide the network at this time is called the |
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| subnetmask. |
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| Gateway | This is a relay point for connecting different | 49 | |||
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| networks. |
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| This refers to the hardware and software |
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| used when connecting a network with a |
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| network that uses a different protocol, etc. |
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| It adjusts the protocol and other differences |
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| between networks to allow connection with |
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| other networks. |
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