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| each connection or communication channel over which a computer "talks" |
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| uses radio transmission or microwave |
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| a computer on the network whose job is to store and make available programs and data for other computers |
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| used for connecting a network to a dissimilar network |
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| what the network does to your printing to send it to a network printer |
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| a network of computers in the same building or campus |
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| the identification by which a user is known on the network |
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| the network equivalent of a file cabinet |
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| a network whose computers are spread apart geographically |
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| each computer in a local area network |
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| a group of computers that are connected together |
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| the network equivalent of a file drawer |
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| the process of making any network directory look like a disk drive to the user's computer |
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| an application for sending messages among computer users on a network |
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| a centrally located cabinet where wires from individual computers are connected to a multistation access unit or hub |
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| unshielded twisted-pair wire |
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| cable that is similar to standard telephone wire |
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| the kind of cable that can carry more data farther than any other |
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| a high-quality communication cable like that used for cable television |
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| refers to the kind of cable or other medium used to connect the various computers in a network |
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| standards that define how electronic messages are handled on the transmission medium |
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