Term | Meaning |
| not a full router, a switch partically understands how to route Internet |
| packets. A switch increases LAN efficiency by utilizing bandwidth |
| more effectively. |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The basic protocol |
| for Internet communication. |
TCP/IP address | Fundamental Internet addressing method that uses the form |
| nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn. |
UTC | Coordinated Universal Time. |
UTP | Unshielded Twisted Pair cabling. A type of Ethernet cable that can |
| operate up to 100Mb/s. Also known as Category 5 or CAT 5. |
VPN | Virtual Private Networking. When two locations commmunicate |
| securely and effectively across a public network (e.g. the Internet). |
| The three key features of VPN technology are privacy (nobody can |
| see what you are communicating), authentication (you know who you |
| are communicating with), and integrity (nobody can tamper with your |
| messages/data). |
WAN | Wide Area Network. |
WINS | Windows Internet Naming Service that manages the association of |
| workstation names and locations with IP addresses. |
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Introduction
