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ACL
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Access Control List:
A list of permissions attached to an object |
Alice: read, write; Bob: read
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AP
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Access Point:
A hardware device or a computer's software that acts as a communication hub for users of a wireless device |
Router, Modem
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APIPA
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Automatic Private IP Addressing
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ARP
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Address Resolution Protocol
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BANDWIDTH
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Network speed
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BGP
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Border gateway protocol
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BOOTP
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Boot Strap Protocol
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CAN
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Campus Area Network
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CHAP
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Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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COAX
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Cable
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CROSSTALK
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Unwanted interference between 2 signals
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CSMA/CA
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance
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CSMA/CD
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
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CSU/DSU
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Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit
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dB
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Decibels
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DC
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Domain Controller
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DHCP
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DLC
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Data Link Control
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DNS
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Domain Name System /Domain Name Service /Domain Name Server
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DSL
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Digital Subscriber Line
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EAP
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Extensible Authentication Protocol
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EFS
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Encrypting File System
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EGP
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Exterior Gateway Protocol
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EMI
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Electromagnetic Interference
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Frame Relay Networks
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Uses multiplexed data to maximize bandwidth
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FQDN
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Fully Qualified Domain Name
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FTP
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File Transfer Protocol
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Gbps
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Giga Bits Per Second
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GPO
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Group Policy Object
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HTTP
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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (application level protocol)
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HTTPS
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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
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Hz
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Hertz
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ICMP
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Internet Control Message Protocol
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IEEE
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IGMP
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Internet Group Management Protocol (Internet Group Multicast Protocol
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IMAP4
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Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
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IP
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Internet Protocol
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IPSec
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Internet Protocol Security
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IPv4
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Internet Protocol version 4
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IPv6
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Internet Protocol version 6
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ISDN
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Intergrated Services Digital Network
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ISP
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Internet Service Provider
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Kbps
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Kilobits Per Second
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L2F
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Layer 2 Forwarding
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L2TP
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Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
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LAN
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Local Area Network
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LLC
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Logical Link Control
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MAC
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Media Access Control
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Mbps
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Megabits Per Second
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MBps
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Mega Bytes Per Second
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MDI
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Media Dependent Interface
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MDIX
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Media Dependent Interface Crossover
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MMF
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MultiMode Fiber
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MS-CHAP
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Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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MT-RJ
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Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
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NAT
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Network Address Translation
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NetBEUI
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Network Basic Input /Output Extended User Interface
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NetBIOS
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Network Basic Input /Output System
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NIC
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Network Interface Card
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NM
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Nanometer
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NNTP
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Network News Transport Protocol
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NTP
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Network Time Protocol
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OCx
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Optical Carrier
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OSI
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Open System Interconnect
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OSPF
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Open Shortest Path First
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Packet
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A unit of data
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Packet Switching networks
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Sends each data packet individually
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PAD
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Packet Assembler /Disassembler
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PAP
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Password Authentication Protocol
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PBX
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Private Branch Exchange (Phones)
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PDC
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Primary Domain Controller
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POP3
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Post Office Protocol version 3
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POTS
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Plain Old Telephone Service
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PPP
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Point to Point Protocol
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PPPoE
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Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet
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PPTP
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Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
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PSTN
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Public Switched Telephone Network
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QoS
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Quality of Service
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RADIUS
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Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
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RAID
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Redundant Array of Independent (Inexpensive) Disks
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RARP
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Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
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RAS
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Remote Access Service
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RDP
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Remote Desktop Protocol
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Repeater
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Takes data packets it receives from one segment and sends them out on another segment. Operates at Level 1of OSI Model
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RFI
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Radio Frequency Interface
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RG
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Radio Grade
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RIP
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Routing Information Protocol
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RJ
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Registered Jack
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S/MIME
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Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
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Segment
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Distance between connections of cable
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SFF
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Small Form Factor
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SFTP
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Secure File Transfer Protocol
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SMF
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Single Mode Fiber
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SMTP
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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (to send mail across TCP /IP network
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SNMP
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Simple Network Management Protocol
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SOHO
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Small Office Home Office
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SONET
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Synchronous Optical Network
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SSH
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Secure Shell
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SSID
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Service Set Identifier
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SSL
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Secure Sockets Layer
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ST
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Straight Tip
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STP Protocol |
Spanning Tree (Protocol) |
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STP /UTP
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Shielded Twisted Pair /Unshielded Twisted Pair
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T1
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T-Carrier Level 1
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TCL
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Terminal Control Language
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TCP /IP
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Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
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TDR
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Time-domain Reflectometer
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TFTP
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Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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TLDs
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Top Level Domains
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TTL
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Time to Live
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UDP
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User Datagram Protocol (connectionless)
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URL
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Uniform Resource Locator
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USB
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Universal Serial Bus
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VLAN
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Virtual Local Area Network
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VPN
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Virtual Private Network
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WAN
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Wide Area Network
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WAP
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Wireless Access Point
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WEP
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Wired Equivalent Privacy
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WINS
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Windows Internet Naming Service (Windows DNS Equivalent)
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WPA
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Wi-Fi Protected Access
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RTP |
Real Time Protocol : Used to deliver audio, and video over IP networks. (streaming media, telephony, and push to talk.) |
Skype, and TeamSpeak. |
