Glossary
For more detail of the glossary below, refer to the technical book that is commercially available.
Term | Description |
DHCP | Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol. This protocol |
| automatically assigns IP Address to networked devices. |
IP Address | Numerical address to identify networked computers. |
Subnet Mask | A numeric value to defi ne the number of bits used for a network |
| address of a divided network (or subnet) in an IP Address. |
Default Gateway | A server (or router) to communicate across networks (subnets) that |
| are divided by Subnet Mask. |
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MAC Address | Abbreviation for Media Access Control Address. MAC Address is a |
| unique ID number assigned to each network adapter. And this is |
| based on which data are sent and received between network adapt- |
| ers. |
