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Script: A macro or batch fi le containing instruc-
tions and used by a computer to perform a task.
Server: Any computer that makes fi les or
peripheral devices available to users of the
network and has a resident Network OS.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol): The
protocol used to defi ne and deliver electronic
mail (E-mail) from one location to another.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Proto-
col: An application layer protocol that outlines
the formal structure for communication among
network devices.
Static IP Address: A permanent IP address is
assigned to a node in a TCP/IP network. Also
known as global IP.
STP (Shielded Twisted Pair): Twisted Pair
cable wrapped in a metal sheath to provide ex-
tra protection from external interfering signals.
Subnet Mask: An eight-byte address divided
into 4 parts separated by periods.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/In-
ternet Protocol: Protocol used by computers
when communicating across the Internet or
Intranet.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol): An
encryption method replacing WEP. TKIP uses
random IV and frequent key exchanges.
Topology: The shape of a LAN (Local Area
Network) or other communications system.
Twisted Pair: Cable that comprises 2 or more
pair of insulated wires twisted together.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol): A com-
munication method (protocol) that offers a
limited amount of service when messages are
exchanged between computers in a network.
UDP is used as an alternative to TCP/IP.
Uplink: Link to the next level up in a communi-
cation hierarchy.
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable: Two or
more unshielded wires twisted together to form
a cable.
Glossary