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| internet DNS servers map site names (also | |
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Ethernet | A particular type of LAN described in a | |
| standard established by the IEEE (802.3), | |
| with 10Mbps data transmission. | |
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Fast Ethernet | An extension of Ethernet LAN (defined in | |
| standard 802.3u) to allow 100Mbps trans- | |
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Hub | The central device in a | |
| used to connect each station to the network. | |
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| neers, an accredited professional group of | |
| scientists and engineers who help set stan- | |
| dards for LAN communications technology. | |
| Communications with a network device us- | |
| ing the network medium itself. Contrast | |
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Internet server | A device designed to provide internet access | |
| to multiple users at multiple stations but | |
| through a single access point (both a single | |
| ISP and only one public domain IP). |
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