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Chapter 8 - Glossary
8. Glossary
10BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet
networks with a data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as
Category 3 (CAT 3) wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet.
100BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet
networks with a data rate of 100 Mbps. Also known as
Category 5 (CAT 5) wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet.
1000BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet
networks with a data rate of 1000 Mbps.
binary The “base two” system of numbers, which uses only two
digits, 0 and 1, to represent all numbers. In binary, the
number 1 is written as 1, 2 as 10, 3 as 11, 4 as 100, etc.
Although expressed as decimal numbers for convenience,
IP addresses in actual use are binary numbers; e.g., the IP
address 209.191.4.240 is 11010001.10111111.00000100.11
110000 in binary. See also bit, IP address, network mask.
bit Short for “binary digit,” a bit is a number that can have two
values, 0 or 1. See also binary.
bps bits per second
CoS Class of Service. Defined in 802.1Q, the value range is
from 0 to 7.
broadcast To send data to all computers on a network.
Download To transfer data in the downstream direction, i.e., from the
Internet to the user.
Ethernet The most commonly installed computer network
technology, usually using twisted pair wiring. Ethernet data
rates are 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps. See also 10BASE-T,
100BASE-T, twisted pair.