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Appendix D: Glossary

802.11b - An IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an 
operating frequency of 2.4GHz. 

802.11g - An IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps, an 
operating frequency of 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with 802.11b devices.

Access Point - Device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired 
network. Also used to expand the range of a wireless network. 

Adapter - A device that adds network functionality to your PC. 

Ad-hoc - A group of wireless devices communicating directly with each other (peer-to-peer) without the use of 
an access point. 

Backbone - The part of a network that connects most of the systems and networks together, and handles the 
most data. 

Bandwidth - The transmission capacity of a given device or network. 

Bit - A binary digit. 

CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance) - A method of data transfer that is used to prevent 
data loss in a network. 

CTS (Clear To Send) - A signal sent by a device to indicate that it is ready to receive data. 

Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network. 

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A protocol that lets one device on a local network, known as a 
DHCP server, assign temporary IP addresses to the other network devices, typically computers. 

DNS (Domain Name Server) - The IP address of your ISP's server, which translates the names of websites into IP 
addresses. 

DSSS (Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum) - A type of radio transmission technology that includes a redundant 
bit pattern to lessen the probability of data lost during transmission. Used in 802.11b networking. 

Encryption - Encoding data to prevent it from being read by unauthorized people.