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CHAPTER 7 Glossary
10Base-T. IEEE 802.3 specification for Ethernet that uses unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) wiring with RJ-45 eight-conductor plugs at each end. Runs
at 10 Mbps.
100Base-T. IEEE 802.3 specification for Ethernet that uses unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) wiring with RJ-45 eight-conductor plugs at each end. Runs
at 100 Mbps.
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ACK. Acknowledgment. Message sent from one network device to another
to indicate that some event has occurred. See NAK.
access rate. Transmission speed, in bits per second, of the circuit between
the end user and the network.
adapter. Board installed in a computer system to provide network communi-
cation capability to and from that computer system.
address mask. See subnet mask.