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| Application Programming Interface |
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| the methods which defines how an application program interfaces directly with operating system to perform all network related activities. |
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| a communication system in which a single carrier is used to exchange information. Ethernet is a baseband system. |
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| The number of bits transmitted in one second |
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| The time required to transmit a single bit |
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| A communication system in which multiple carrier signals are used to exchange information. cable telivision is an example of a broadband system |
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| Transmitting a frame that is meant to be received by all stations on a network, not one specific station. |
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| A network where all nodes are share the same media |
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| Two or more stations transmitting at the same time within the same collision domain. |
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| A method of converting digital data into different representation for transmission. |
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| LAN technology employing CSMA/CD to share access to the available bandwidth. |
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| Structure used to transport data over a network. Contains source and destination addresses, data, and a 32 bit frame check sequence. |
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| this network contains a link from each node to every other node. |
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| A global collection of computer networks that allows any station to communicate with any other station. |
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| Local area network. A collection of computers in a small geographical area |
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| Metropolitan area network. A network covering a metropolitan geographical area like a town or a city. |
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| Technique used to encode 0s and 1s such that a signal transmission occurs during every bit time. A 0 is represented by a low-to-high transition, and a 1 from high-to-low transition. |
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| Network interface card. the expansion card added to a system to provide network functionality |
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| The rules fro exchanging information between two objects(network devices, application programs) |
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| A network in which all nodes are connected in a circular ring(each node has exactly to connections) |
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| a portion of a network that may or may not contain nodes. Ethernet allows up to five segments to be connected in a series. |
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| A network in which all nodes connect to one or more hubs. |
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| Used to make a connection with a coaxial cable. |
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| an IEEE 802.5 standard LAN technology in which information circulates in a closed ring of stations. |
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| A device capable of transmitting and receiving data. |
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| Wide area network. A collection of LANs connected via routers over a large geographical area. |
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| An IEEE 802.11 standard network using high frequency radio signals infra red lasers instead of wires. Typically multiple mobile stations communicate with a single base station. |
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