Network Glossary Students names in Al kharj Group (NE7-2)

Dr.Rainer

1- Khalid Abdulrahman Almubarak (459)

2- Mansour Dhaif allah Al harbi (405)

3- Nasser Mubarak Al shahrani (403)

Letter Key word Detention Picture

A

Asymmetric Existing or occurring between two incommensurate entities, especially to the detriment of one.

B

Byte A byte is a unit of data that is eight binary digits long.

C

Collision collision or clash is a situation that occurs when two distinct pieces of data have the same hash value

D Digital

A brief dynamic event consisting of the close approach of two or more particles, such as atoms, resulting in an abrupt change of momentum or exchange of energy.

E Encryption The process or result of encrypting data.

F Fire wall An integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system.

G Gateway Something that serves as an entrance or a means of access:

H

Hard Disk

The hard disk is a spindle of magnetic disks, called platters, that record and store information.

I Inkjet

Inkjet printers are the most common type of consumer printers. The inkjet technology works by spraying very fine drops of ink on a sheet of paper.

J Java

While most of the world uses "Java" as another term for coffee, the computer science world uses it to refer to a programming language developed by Sun Microsystems.

K Kibibyte

A kibibyte is a unit of data storage that equals 2 to the 10th power, or 1,024 bytes.

L Linux

Linux is a free, open source, Unix-like operating system. It is available in several different distributions, including Cent OS, Debian, Ubuntu, and Red Hat.

M MAC Address

Stands for "Media Access Control Address," and no, it is not related Apple Macintosh computers. A MAC address is a hardware identification number that uniquely identifies each device on a network.

N NTFS

Stands for "New Technology File System." NTFS is a file system introduced by Microsoft with Windows NT and is supported by subsequent versions of Windows, such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

O

Operating System

This is the software that communicates with computer hardware on the most basic level. Without an operating system, no software programs can run

P

Protocol

When computers communicate with each other, there needs to be a common set of rules and instructions that each computer follows. A specific set of communication rules is called a protocol.

Q Quad Fast Ethernet

Quad Fast Ethernet is a network interface card (NIC) manufactured by Sun Microsystems that is designed to enhance the bandwidth of a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)-based server using Sun Microsystem's Solaris 8 or later operating environment

R Router This is a hardware device that routes data (hence the name) from a local area network (LAN) to another network connection.

S Switch A switch is used to network multiple computers together.

T Transport layer

In the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) communications model, the Transport layer ensures the reliable arrival of messages and provides error checking mechanisms and data flow controls

U Unix

Unix (all-caps UNIX for the trademark) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT &T Unix, developed in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.