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Modem
A device that Modulates digital signals from a computer to an analog signal in order to
transmit the signal over phone lines. It also Demodulates the analog signals coming from
the phone lines to digital signals for your computer
MPPE
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption is used to secure data transmissions over PPTP
connections
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet that can be transmitted on a packet-
based network like the Internet
Multicast
Sending data from one device to many devices on a network
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NAT
Network Address Translation allows many private IP addresses to connect to the
Internet, or another network, through one IP address
NetBEUI
NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area Network communication protocol. This
is an updated version of NetBIOS
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
Netmask
Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part
designates the Host
Network Interface Card
A card installed in a computer or built onto the motherboard that allows the computer to
connect to a network
Network Layer
The third layer of the OSI model which handles the routing of traffic on a network
Network Time Protocol
Used to synchronize the time of all the computers in a network
NIC
Network Interface Card
NTP
Network Time Protocol
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OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing is the modulation technique for both
802.11a and 802.11g
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection is the reference model for how data should travel
between two devices on a network
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First is a routing protocol that is used more than RIP in larger scale