Bandwidth
The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmitted to and from a network device
Beacon
A data frame by which one of the stations in a
Bit rate
The amount of bits that pass in given amount of time
Bit/sec
Bits per second
BOOTP
Bootstrap Protocol. Allows for computers to be booted up and given an IP address with no user intervention
Broadcast
Transmitting data in all directions at once
Browser
A program that allows you to access resources on the web and provides them to you graphically
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CAT 5
Category 5. Used for 10/100 Mbps or 1Gbps Ethernet connections
Client
A program or user that requests data from a server
Collision
When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact same time.
Cookie
Information that is stored on the hard drive of your computer that holds your preferences to the site that gave your computer the cookie
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Data
Information that has been translated into binary so that it can be processed or moved to another device
The second layer of the OSI model. Controls the movement of data on the physical link of a network
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