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B
Bandwidth The range of frequencies available across a
communications channel; in one sense, the
“size” or “speed” of the communications
channel.
C
Category 3, 4, 5 Communication cabling standards referring
to the quality of the transmission medium
and whether or not the cable includes
transmission shielding.
Collision Simultaneous data transmission on a net-
work medium, resulting in a garbled (and
unreadable) transmission. See “CSMA/CD.”
Collision Domain A section of a network isolated from other
sections by a switch, bridge, or hub that de-
tects and resolves collisions locally so that
there is less impact on the entire network.
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Colli-
sion Detection; a network communications
protocol in which each transmission source
(i.e., station, server, switch, etc.) monitors
the main data channel for traffic before and
during transmission, postponing transmis-
sion when the data channel is in use.
D
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
DHCP is a protocol that allows IP addresses
to be dynamically assigned as computers are
turned on.