Glossary
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| Network protocol) | log in to remote systems and use resources as if they were | ||||
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| UDP(User Datagram | UDP is a | simple | protocol that | exchanges datagram | without |
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| UPnP(Universal Plug and | UPnP is a set of networking protocols for primarily residential | ||||
U | networks | without | enterprise | class devices that | permits | |
| Play) | networked devices. |
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| URL(Uniform Resource | URL describes the access method and the location of an | ||||
| Locator) | information resource object on the Internet |
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| Group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured | ||||
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| VLAN(Virtual Local Area | if they were attached to the same wire, when in fact they are | ||||
| Network) | located on a number of different LAN segments. Because | ||||
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| VPN (Virtual Private | Enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP | ||||
| Network) | network by encrypting all traffic from one network to another. | ||||
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| Data communications network that serves users across a broad |
WWAN(Wide Area Network)geographic area and often uses transmission devices provided by common carriers.