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 |
| connects the network adapter or other network device |
| to the medium. Transceivers also can be used on |
| |
| 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 |
| by all access methods. It consists of several pairs of |
| wires enclosed in an unshielded sheath. |
W
WAN | |
| groups of interconnected computers that are |
| separated by a wide distance and communicate with |
| each other via common carrier telecommunication |
| techniques. |
WEP | WEP is widely used as the basic security protocol in |
| |
| using |
