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A sequence of characters that is used to authenticate requests to resources on a network

Personal Area Network

The interconnection of networking devices within a range of 10 meters

Physical layer

The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of transmitting electrical

signals on a data carrier

Ping

A utility program that verifies that a given Internet address exists and can receive

messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given address and waits for a response.

PoE

Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the unused pairs in a

category 5 Ethernet cable

POP3

Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email

Port

A logical channel endpoint in a network. A computer might have only one physical channel

(its Ethernet channel) but can have multiple ports (logical channels) each identified by a

number.

PPP

Point-to-Point Protocol is used for two computers to communicate with each over a serial

interface, like a phone line

PPPoE

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is used to connect multiple computers to a remote

server over Ethernet

PPTP

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol is used for creating VPN tunnels over the Internet

between two networks

Preamble

Used to synchronize communication timing between devices on a network

QoS

Quality of Service

RADIUS

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service allows for remote users to dial into a central

server and be authenticated in order to access resources on a network

Reboot

To restart a computer and reload it's operating software or firmware from nonvolatile

storage.

Rendezvous

Apple's version of UPnP, which allows for devices on a network to discover each other and

be connected without the need to configure any settings

Repeater

Retransmits the signal of an Access Point in order to extend it's coverage

RIP

Routing Information Protocol is used to synchronize the routing table of all the routers on a

network

RJ-11

The most commonly used connection method for telephones

RJ-45

The most commonly used connection method for Ethernet

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