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Connection media

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The adapters and wires, or wireless media, that connects components together in the LAN Domain.

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(DoS) Denial of service

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An attack that generally floods a network with traffic. It will render the network unusable and effectively stops the ability to conduct business.

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Encryption

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The process of scrambling data in such a way that it is unreadable by unauthorized users but can be unscrambled by authorized users to be readable again.

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IEEE 802.11

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A standard that defines standards for WLAN communication protocols.

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In the clear

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Information that is not encrypted and is readable by anyone.

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(IEEE) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Organization that defines standards for many aspects of computing and communications.

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Kerberos

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A popular computer network authentication protocol that allows nodes to prove their identities to one another.

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Local resource

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Any resource attached to a local computer–the same computer to which the user has logged on.

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(MCA) Media Access Control

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A unique identifies assigned to most network adapters.

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(NMPs) Network monitoring platforms

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A dedicated computer on the LAN running network management software.

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Networking devices

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Hardware devices that connect other devices and computers using connection media.

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Networking services software

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Software that provides connection and communication services for users and devices.

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Node

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Any computer or device that is connected to the network.

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Packet sniffer

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Software that copies specified packets from a network interface to an output device, a file.

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Protocol

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A set of rules that governs communication.

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Remote resource

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Any resource accessible across the LAN.

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Server computers and services devices

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Hardware that provides one or more services to users, i.e. server computers, printers, and network storage.