DNS

Domain Name Service.

DNS entries on

 

internet DNS servers map site names (also

 

called, “URLs”) to their actual IP addresses.

E

 

 

 

 

Ethernet

A particular type of LAN described in a

 

standard established by the IEEE (802.3),

 

with 10Mbps data transmission.

F

 

 

 

 

Fast Ethernet

An extension of Ethernet LAN (defined in

 

standard 802.3u) to allow 100Mbps trans-

 

missions.

 

H

 

 

 

 

Hub

The central device in a star-topology LAN

 

used to connect each station to the network.

I

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engi-

 

neers, an accredited professional group of

 

scientists and engineers who help set stan-

 

dards for LAN communications technology.

In-band

Communications with a network device us-

 

ing the network medium itself. Contrast

 

with out-of-band.

 

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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