Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista- P11

Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista- P11: A better solution is to increase the number of computers available. Now thatmachines with fast processors, ample RAM, and massive hard disk space canbe had for just a few hundred dollars, a multiple-machine setup is an affordableproposition for most homes.
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Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista- P11 484 Networking with Microsoft® Windows Vista™ 802.11a An amendment to the 802.11 standard that operates in the 5.0GHz radio frequency band and offers a theoretical maximum data transmission speed of 54Mbps over a maximum range of about 75 feet. 1 802.11b An amendment to the 802.11 standard that operates in the 2.4GHz radio frequency band and offers a theoretical maximum data transmission speed of 11Mbps over a maximum range of about 115 feet. 802.11g An amendment to the 802.11 standard that operates in the 2.4GHz radio frequency band and offers a theoretical maximum data transmission speed of 54Mbps over a maximum range of about 115 feet. 802.11n A future amendment to the 802.11 standard that operates in the 2.4GHz radio frequency band and offers a theoretical maximum data trans- mission speed of 248Mbps over a maximum range of about 230 feet. 8P8C The networking purist’s name for the connectors attached to the ends of network cables and for the corresponding ports on network devices; short for 8 Position 8 Contact. See also RJ-45. A ad hoc wireless network—A wireless network configuration that allows for direct wireless NIC-to-NIC communication. See also infrastructure wireless net- work. Address Resolution Protocol A network protocol that handles the conver- sion of an IP address to a MAC address of a network interface card. anonymous authentication A security feature that gives a user access to an IIS website without requiring a username and password. See also basic authen- tication. API See application programming interface. application layer That portion (Layer 7) of the OSI model that provides the connection between the network and network-based applications such as email programs, web browsers, and FTP clients. application programming interface A set of procedures and other code that higher-level programs can call to perform lower-level functions. ARP See Address Resolution Protocol. ARP cache A memory location that improves network performance by tem- porarily storing addresses that have been resolved by the Address Resolution Protocol.Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. GLOSSARY Glossary of Networking Terms 485 B baseband A communications medium (such as an ethernet cable) that only allows one signal at a time. See also broadband. basic authentication A security feature that gives a user access to an IIS website only if that person can provide an authorized Windows Vista user- name and password. See also anonymous authentication. bps Bits per second. The rate at which a modem or other communications device transmits data. broadband A communications medium that allows multiple simultaneous signals. See also baseband. C Category 3 A network cable specification that supports a maximum data transfer rate of 10Mbps. See also Category 5, Category 5e, and Category 6. Category 5 A network cable specification that supports a maximum data transfer rate of 100Mbps. See also Category 3, Category 5e, and Category 6. Category 5e A network cable specification that supports a maximum data transfer rate of 1Gbps. See also Category 3, Category 5, and Category 6. Category 6 A network cable specification that supports a maximum data transfer rate of 1Gbps. See also Category 3, Category 5, and Category 5e. client In a client/server network, a computer that uses the services and resources provided to the network by a server. client/server network A network model that splits the computing workload into two separate but related areas. On the one hand, you have users working at intelligent “front-end” systems called clients. In turn, these client mac ...