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Appendix C - Specifications 
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stations. 
Subnet mask  
In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called the subnet mask. 
 
TCP/IP  
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a widely used transport protocol that 
connects diverse computers of various transmission methods. It was developed by the 
Department of Defense to connect different computer types and led to the develop-
ment of the Internet. 
Transceiver  
A transceiver joins two network segments together. Transceivers can also be used to 
join a segment that uses one medium to a segment that uses a different medium. On a 
10BASE-5 network, the transceiver connects the network adapter or other network 
device to the medium. Transceivers also can be used on 10BASE-2 or 10BASE-T 
networks to attach devices with AUI ports. 
 
UDP  
The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides above IP in the 
TCP/IP suite 
ULP  
The upper-layer protocol refers to Application Layer protocols such as FTP,SNMP, and 
SMTP. 
Utility  
It is a program that performs a specific task. 
UTP  
Unshielded twisted-pair. UTP is a form of cable used by all access methods. It consists 
of several pairs of wires enclosed in an unshielded sheath. 
 
WAN  
Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of groups of interconnected com-
puters that are separated by a wide distance and communicate with each other via 
common carrier telecommunication techniques. 
Workgroup  
A workgroup is a group of users who are physically located together and connected to 
the same LAN, or a group of users who are scattered throughout an organization but 
are logically connected by work and are connected to the same network group.