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CHAPTER 7 Glossary

10Base-T.IEEE 802.3 specification for Ethernet that uses unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wiring with RJ-45 eight-conductor plugs at each end. Runs at 10 Mbps.

100Base-T.IEEE 802.3 specification for Ethernet that uses unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wiring with RJ-45 eight-conductor plugs at each end. Runs at 100 Mbps.

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ACK. Acknowledgment. Message sent from one network device to another to indicate that some event has occurred. See NAK.

access rate. Transmission speed, in bits per second, of the circuit between the end user and the network.

adapter. Board installed in a computer system to provide network communi- cation capability to and from that computer system.

address mask. See subnet mask.

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