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Key Terms and Concepts

Access control list (ACL) 129 Narrowband 124
Access device 124 Network 116
Access point (AP) 120 Network interface card (NIC) 117
Analog signal 122 Network of leased lines 124
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) 123 Onboard NIC 117
Asymmetric encryption 128 Optical fiber cable 118
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) 126 Packet-filtering firewall 129
Broadband 124 Perimeter firewall 129
Cable modem 124 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) 123
Dial-up modem 123 Point of presence (POP) 126
DSL (digital subscriber line) modem 123 Protocol 116
Encryption 128 Public key/private key 128
Encryption algorithms 128 Public switched data network (PSDN) 125
Ethernet 119 Router 124
Firewall 129 Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 128
Frame relay 126 Switch 117
HTTPS 128 Symmetric encryption 128
IEEE 802.3 protocol 119 Symmetrical digital subscriber line (SDSL) 123
Internal firewall 129 10/100/1000 Ethernet 119
internet 116 Transport layer security (TLS) 128
the Internet 116 Tunnel 130
Internet service provider (ISP) 122 Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable 117
Key 128 Virtual private network (VPN) 130
Local area network (LAN) 116 Wide area network (WAN) 116
MAC address 117 Wireless NIC (WNIC) 119
Modem 122  





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