Appendix
P
Password - A sequence of characters that is used to authenticate requests to resources on a network
Personal Area Network – The interconnection of networking devices within a range of 10 meters
Physical layer – The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of transmitting electrical signals on a data carrier
PoE – Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the unused pairs in a category 5
Ethernet cable
POP 3 – Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email
PPP–
PPPoE –
Ethernet
PPTP –
Preamble – Used to synchronize communication timing between devices on a network
Q
QoS – Quality of Service
R
RADIUS – Remote Authentication
Rendezvous – Apple’s version of UPnP, which allows for devices on a network to discover each other and be connected without the need to configure any settings
Repeater – Retransmits the signal of an Access Point in order to extend it’s coverage
RIP – Routing Information Protocol is used to synchronize the routing table of all the routers on a network
RSA – Algorithm used for encryption and authentication
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