FBLA COMP CPU SCI: Networking Concepts & the Internet:1:@7
Virtual Private Network
-constructed using public wires — usually the Internet — to connect remote users or regional offices to a company's private, internal network
VPN
Category 5 Cable
-a twisted pair cable for computer networks
-performance of up to 100 MHz and is suitable for most varieties of ethernet over twisted pair
CAT5
Coaxial Cable
-used to connect their TVs to a cable TV service
-used in networks and what allow a broadband cable Internet connection using a cable modem
Coax
-links people at multiple locations
Teleconferencing
-a peripheral device used to connect to the Internet
-operates over coax cable TV lines and provides high-speed Internet access
Cable Modem
lines are widely used for connecting an organization's PBX to the telephone company or a local network (LAN) to an Internet provider (ISP)
T1
-a form of Internet access
-uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telephone line
Dial-up
AppleTalk data stream protocol: manages the flow of data between two established socket connections.
ADSP
AppleTalk echo protocol uses echoes to tell if a computer, or node, is available.
AEP
AppleTalk Filing Protocol
AFP
accelerated graphics port, a type of interface or slot that provides high speed pathway for advanced graphics
AGP
Application Programming Interface
API
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Communications provides peer to peer services at the transport and session layer.
APPC
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking supports the computer connections at the network and transport layers.
APPN
A method used to transmit packets on a network. Ex: ethernet
Architecture
AppleTalk update routing is a newer version of RTMP
ARUP
-AppleTalk session protocol controls the starting and ending of sessions between computers called nodes
-It works at the session level
ASP
Appletalk Transaction Protocol, provides a transport layer between computers
ATP
Access Unit, provides access to resources like fax, telax, or teletax
AU
Attachment Unit Interface Cable equipped with 15 pin connectors
AUI
The main cable in networks such as buses or rings
Backbone
The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a given amount of time
Bandwidth