T

(TCP/IP)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a widely used

 

transport protocol that connects diverse computers of various

 

transmission methods. It was developed y the Department of

 

Defense to connect different computer types and led to the

 

development of the Internet.

Transceiver

A transceiver joins two network segments together. Transceivers

 

can also be used to join a segment that uses one medium to a

 

segment that uses a different medium. On a 10BASE-5 network, the

 

transceiver connects the network adapter or other network device

 

to the medium. Transceivers also can be used on 10BASE-2 or

 

10BASE-T networks to attach devices with AUI ports.

U

UDP

The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides

 

above IP in the TCP/IP suite

ULP

The upper-layer protocol refers to Application Layer protocols such

 

as FTP,SNMP, and SMTP.

User Name

The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person who

 

has access to the LAN.

Utility

It is a program that performs a specific task.

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 logically 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.

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