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PCM	PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is a technique for
	converting analog audio signals into digital form for
	transmission.
PING	Packet Internet Groper, a utility used to determine
	whether a specific IP address is accessible. It
	functions by sending a packet to the specified address
	and waits for a reply. It is primarily used to
	troubleshoot Internet connections.
PPPoE	Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. PPPoE is a
	specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet
	to the Internet through a common broadband medium,
	such as DSL or cable modem. All the users over the
	Ethernet share a common connection.
Protocol	Communication on the network is governed by sets of
	rules called protocols. Protocols provide the guidelines
	devices use to communicate with each other, and thus
	they have different functions. Some protocols are
	responsible for formatting and presenting and
	presenting data that will be transferred from file server
	memory to the file server’s net work adapter Others
	are responsible for filtering information between
	networks and forwarding data to its destination. Still
	other protocols dictate how data is transferred across
	the medium, and how servers respond to workstation
	requests and vice versa. Common network protocols
	responsible for the presentation and formatting of data
	for a network operating system are the Internetwork
	Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol or the Internet
	Protocol (IP). Protocols that dictate the format of data
	for transferors the medium include token-passing and
	Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
	(CSMA/CD), implemented as token-ring, ARCNET,
	FDDI, or Ethernet. The Router Information Protocol
	(RIP),a part of the Transmission Control
	Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite, forwards
	packets from one network to another using the same
	network protocol.

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