Networks

[http://www.webopedia.com] MAIN BROWSE TERMS DID YOU KNOW? QUICK REFERENCE ALL CATEGORIES RESOURCES BLOG ABOUT SUBSCRIBE FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE PLUS RSS All Categories » Networks Networks The phrase networks describes two or more computer systems or electronics devices that are linked together. Network connections enable networked computers and devices to communicate with each other and share files, folders, data and more. Networks are essential to enterprise operation and have become increasingly common in the home as well. From networking protocols and standards to network routing, security and management, our networks dictionary offers a glossary of key terms you need to know. Sub-Categories Directory Services Groupware Network Management Network Protocols Network Topologies Networking Companies Networking Standards Routing Security Terms .dam .dr 10 Gigabit Ethernet – 10GbE (IEEE 802.3ae) 1000Base-T (IEEE 802.3ab) 100Base-T (IEEE 802.3u) Fast Ethernet 10Base-2 10Base-T (Twisted Pair Ethernet) 10Base5 2-205 rule 3COM 4shared 5-4-3 rule 802.11 IEEE wireless LAN standards 802.11a 802.11ac 802.11ac Wave 2 802.11ad 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11r 802.16 802.1x @m @mm AAA AAB AARP AAUI ABR AC/DC virus access access code access control access control entry accounting ACL - access control list Active Directory Active Directory Service Interfaces active impostor acceptance active reconnaissance administrative domain ADSI adware AES AFP air gap Airframe AirWatch All-to-all broadcast Aloha Amazon EC2 amplifier repeater Android mobile security ANSI Bomb anti-adware AntiExe antivirus program AODV AP - Access Point APPC Appending Virus AppleTalk ApplianSys application gateway Application Service Provider application sharing application virtualization APT - advanced persistent threat arbitrated loop ARCnet Armored Virus ARP - Address Resolution Protocol ARP spoofing AS ASIX Electronics Corporation asynchronous groupware ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM OAM Ping Atom attenuation attenuation crosstalk ratio audit trail AUI authentication authorization Auto ID auto partitioning Auto-Negotiation autodiscovery AV Killer avahi Axerra Networks backdoor backhaul backpressure Banker Trojan baseband bastion host BECN Berkeley Packet Filter BGAN BGP Big Blue Big Red Switch Bimodal virus binder biometric engine biometrics bit bucket bit stuffing BizTalk Server black hole BlackHole Exploit Kit blended threat blind drop block Blowfish BLS bluebugging bluejacking bluesnarfing bogon Booter services BPDU - bridge protocol data unit BPL BPL repeater BRAS bridge broadband broadcast broadcast address broadcast storm brouter browser hijacker browser modifier BRS buffer overflow Bundle Protocol burst bus network BYOC - Bring Your Own Cloud CAM - channel access method or computer-aided manufacturing CAMP - Cloud Application Management for Platforms CAN capture card skimming CARP carrier Castanet Cat-5 Cat-5e Cat-6 Cat-7 CBR CCK CCNA CDDI CDN - Content Delivery Network CDP cell cell relay cellphone virus Cells in Frames central tunneling centralized network CERT/CC Certificate bandit certification authority challenge-response CHAP Check Point Software Technologies CHMOD choke packet chunk CIM cipher text CIR circuit switching Cisco Discovery Protocol Cisco EnergyWise Cisco Network Admission Control Cisco Systems Class C network clickjack attack client-server architecture Clipper chip cloud cloud app cloud enablement cloud host cloud hosting cloud OS cloud provider cloud server hosting cloud services cluster virus clustering CMIP CNA coaxial cable Coinbit COLD cold standby collapsed backbone collateral hacking collision collision detection collision domain command-line scanner Communication Streaming Architecture companion virus comparison composite applications computer business Computer Network Technician computer virus (virus) Conficker congestion congestion notification connection-oriented service connectionless connectionless service connectivity consumerization of IT content package Content Vectoring Protocol contention controller area network COR countermeasure crack CRC credential credit freeze crimeware crosstalk cryptanalysis Cryptographic Service Provider cryptography CryptoLocker CSCW CSMA/CA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection CSP CVE cyber crime cyber forensics cybersecurity D-Link DAC DAFS DAFS - Direct Access File System daisy chain DAN darknet DARP Darrloz (Linux.Darrloz) DAS - Direct Attached Storage data at rest protection data integrity data mirroring Data Sending Trojan data vaulting datagram Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP DCE DDoS attack - Distributed Denial of Service DDR - Dial-on-Demand Routing DEC decryption defacement default gateway Defense In-Depth DEN DEP deploy DES Desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) Destructive Trojan Devicescape DHA DHCP Server Settings dial-up access dialer dictionary attack diffusing update algorithm DigiNotar digital access and cross-connect system (DACS) digital certificate digital envelope digital loop carrier digital signature digital wallet DIIOP directory directory service Discretionary Access Control diskless workstation Distribution Point DLC DLCI DLSw DMI DMZ - demilitarized zone DNSBL DNSChanger domain domain controller domain migration domain name dongle Dorkbot DoS attack - Denial of Service attack downstream DP DRM dropper DSML DSS DTCP-IP DTN - Disruption Tolerant Networking dual-homed host dual-ring topology DVMRP DWDM - Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing dynamic NAT Dynamic Smart Cooling e-commerce trustmark e-discovery e-mail harvesting e-mail spoofing EAI eBGP ECML edge router edge switch EFS EFTPOS - Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale EGP egress traffic electronic discovery Elina encapsulation encryption encryption algorithm endpoint identifiers endpoint security Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol ENIW enrollee enrollment enterprise Enterprise Collaboration Systems ECS equal error rate ERD ESCON EtherLoop Ethernet Ethernet Audio/Video Bridging Ethernet Networking Interface Eucalyptus EV SSL evil twin Execute Disable Bit exploit Extensible Threat Management - XTM extraction extranet E_Port facilities-based competition failover fairly fast packet filter false acceptance false rejection FastIP FATA FC SAN FCIP FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface FDE hard drive FECN Federal Internet Exchange Federated Identity Manager federated network identity FFPF Fibre Channel Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) FICON file infecting virus File Replication service financial malware firewalking firewall Flame (malware) Flooding flow control forest FQDN Frame Relay FSMO FTP Trojan functional specification F_Port Gamimma GAN gateway gateway antivirus GBIC geo-dispersed cluster giant Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Wi-Fi Gigle Networks global area network Global File System Gnutella goodput Google Fiber Google Project Zero goto fail greynet greyware groupware GTbot guest wireless network G_Port hack hack tool hacker hacktivism HAN Hand of Thief Trojan hashing HAVi HBA - host bus adapter HDCP - high-bandwidth digital-content protection HDLC - High-level Data Link Control heterogeneous network HIPS hold down timer hole HomePlug HomeRF HoneyMonkey honeynet honeypot hop Host Channel Adapter hot potato routing hot standby hotspot HPNA HSRP HSSI hub HWID - Hardware Identification hybrid encryption hybrid routing protocol Hyperscale I/O - input/output I/O adapter iBGP IBM - International Business Machines ICF ICS identification identity IDF - intermediate distribution frame IDN IDNX IEEE 802 standards iFCP IGP - interior gateway protocol IHS IHU iJack IM worm IMA image spam IMEI- International Mobile Equipment Identity impostor Inbound Filters InfiniBand ingress traffic Inmarsat-4 satellite INS insider attack Integrated PAD Software Interior Gateway Routing Protocol internal cloud Internet Key Exchange Internet sharing internetworking Intervision Network intranet intrusion detection system intrusion prevention system intrusion signature INU inverted network IP address - Internet Protocol (IP) address IP blocking IP Masquerade IP spoofing IP switching iPhone mobile security IPS - intrustion prevention system or IP Storage IPsec IPX IS - Information Systems or Information Services IS-IS iSCSI jabber jammer Java Security Exploit jitter Joe Job jumbo frame JXTA Kerberos Kevin Mitnick key key escrow key fob key length keylogger kill switch Kill-Bit Kneber Koobface L0phtCrack LAN - local-area network LAN telephony LANE LAT latecomer latency Layer Two Forwarding layered defense LCP LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDCM leased line leech legacy legacy network lights out server room Linux/CDorked WEBOPEDIA WEEKLY Stay up to date on the latest developments in Internet terminology with a free weekly newsletter from Webopedia. 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