Station

In LANs, a station consists of a device that can

 

communicate data on the network. In FDDI, a station

 

includes both physical nodes and addressable logical

 

devices. Workstations, single-attach stations, dual-attach

 

stations, and concentrators are FDDI stations.

Subnet mask

In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called

 

the subnet mask.

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

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

 

 

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