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Glossary of Terms
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Peer-to-Peer - A network architecture where all machines have equal status. All stations can access data
stored in all other workstations.
Repeaters - A device that regenerates network signals so that they can travel further, extending the cable
length.
Routers - A device used to interconnect networks over local or wide areas and provide traffic control and
filtering functions.
Scope – In a DHCP Server, a range of IP addresses that will be “leased” for use by DHCP client devices. The
range is within a single subnet and is associated with the Network Interface Card that services that subnet. At
least one Scope must be defined for each NIC that will use the DHCP service. See DHCP.
Shielded Twisted Pair – (STP) - A type of LAN cabling containing eight wires in four twisted pairs, all of
which are shielded by an insulating cover.
Star Topology - A network architecture using twisted pair cabling to provide workstations individual
connections back to a hub providing a single point of connection to a server.
Switch - An internetworking device that provides a communication pathway between two or more network
segments or collision domains. A switch differs from a hub in that the switch filters message broadcasts so
that each node receives only messages directed to it.
Topology - The physical design of a LAN.
Workgroup LAN - A term used to describe a relatively small network that connects machine nodes in a
single group or department.
100Base-T - Ethernet network based on twisted pair cable.