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Week 16 vocabulary

vocabulary

Terms

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EMI
Electro Magnetic Interface
bluetooth
standard for short range wireless communications and data synchronization between devices
Appletalk
Protocol supported by older Apple Macintosh network
Backbone
Main line running through or between building from which network decvices and Twister Pair babling runs are connected
thinnet
term for coaxial cabkes that are approaximately 1/4" in diameter
Plenum
an enclosure in the building that is used to moves the air for heating, cooling or humidity control
Token Ring
IBM developed LAN topology that imlements Token Pasing
CAT5
twisted pair cable that support 100 mpbs
protocols
languages that the computer use to comunicate
Wi-Fi
Wireless Fidelity
UTP
Unshield Twisted Pair
multimode Sc connector
like RJ-45 connectors they push together into a network device
FDDI
Fiber distributed data interface, almost exculsively fiber optic for large network
SMA connector
similar to ST connector used to connect to Multimode SC connector
MAC Address
media acess control address, unique physical address for NICs
FDDI connector
used in an FDDI fiber based token ring network
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
NIC
Network Interface Card
Cat3
twisted pair cable that supports 10 mpbs
RJ-11 connector
4 pin connector used to connect telephone to data network
IPX/SPX
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced PacketExchange
Fiber Optic Cable
cable that uses glass or plastic strand to send and recieve data via beam of light
Coaxial Cable
layers of braided wire or foil between the copper core and pvc outer coating
ST connector
most popular connection for fiber optic cable
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
RJ
Registered jack
wiMax
world wide interoperability of Microwave access
RJ-45 connector
8 pin connector used to connect node to data network
Ethernet
most popular LAN topology using twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber optic, and wireless connection
NetBEUI
Protocol supported by older version of Window
STP
shield Twisted pair
AUI
attachment unit interface

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