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(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
ULP The upper-layer protocol refers to Application Layer
protocols such as FTP,SNMP, and SMTP.
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.