UTP Unshielded twisted-pair. UTP is a form of cable used by all access
methods. It consists of several pairs of wires enclosed in an
unshielded sheath.
W
WAN Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of groups of
interconnected computers that are separated by a wide distance and
communicate with each other via common carrier telecommunication
techniques.
Windows Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use DOS.
Workgroup A workgroup is a group of users who are physically located together
and connected to the same LAN, or a group of users who are
scattered throughout an organization but are logica lly connected by
work and are connected to the same network group.
Workstations Workstation refers to the intelligent computer on the user’s desktop.
This computer may be an Intel- based PC, a Macintosh, or a UNIX-
based workstation. The workstation is any intelligent device a user
works from.