Appendix D: Glossary of Terms

List of commonly used terms

 

 

 

 

10Base-T

 

 

An IEEE Ethernet standard for 10Mbps data transmission using

 

 

 

unshielded twisted pair wires.

 

 

 

 

100Base-Tx

 

 

An IEEE Ethernet standard for 100Mbps data transmission using two

 

 

 

pairs of Category 5 UTP wire.

 

 

 

 

802.11b

 

 

An IEEE standard for wireless networking standard specifying a

 

 

 

maximum data transmission rate of 11Mbps using DSSS modulation and

 

 

 

an operating frequency of 2.4GHz.

 

 

 

 

802.11g

 

 

An IEEE standard for wireless networking standard specifying a data

 

 

 

transfer rate of 54Mbps using ODFM modulation and an operating

 

 

 

frequency of 2.4GHz, as well as backward compatibility with the

 

 

 

802.11b devices.

 

 

 

 

Bit

 

 

Short for "Binary Digit." It uses 0 and 1 as the value for the binary

 

 

 

numbering system. It is also the smallest form of data.

 

 

 

 

Broadcasting

 

 

To simultaneously send the same message to all network members.

 

 

 

 

Browser

 

 

The browser is a general name given to applications designed to view

 

 

 

and interact with HTML pages on the World Wide Web.

 

 

 

 

CAT 5

 

 

It is a standard developed by the Electronics Industries Association that

 

 

 

specifies network cabling which consists for twisted pairs of copper

 

 

 

wire with a sustainable data rate of 100Mbps.

 

 

 

 

Database

 

 

A database is a collection of information that is organized so that the

 

 

 

contents may be easily accessed/managed.

 

 

 

 

Data Packet

 

 

In an IP network, packet switching is the method employed to transmit

 

 

 

data and the smallest chunk of data is called a packet (packet size

 

 

 

can vary).

 

 

 

 

DHCP

 

 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is a protocol that allows the

 

 

 

network administrator to centrally manage and assign IP addresses to

 

 

 

devices in the network.

 

 

 

 

DMZ

 

 

De-Militarized Zone hosting allows the administrator to expose a private

 

 

 

IP address onto the Internet. It is used for a PC/Server assigned with a

 

 

 

Static IP address and requiring multiple TCP/IP ports to be opened.

 

 

 

 

DNS

 

 

Domain Name System translates Internet domain names to IP

 

 

 

addresses, giving meaningful and easy-to-remember names to

 

 

 

otherwise arcane IP addresses.

 

 

 

 

Driver

 

 

A piece of software developed to interface a piece of hardware with

 

 

 

its immediate upper-layer software (i.e. operating system) so that it

 

 

 

can be recognized and operated.

 

 

 

 

 

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18A specifications

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