May 2021
Beginner
1056 pages
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English
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Appendix B
Glossary
- 100BaseTX:
- The leading standard for 100 Mbps Ethernet, which uses two-pair, Category-5 twisted-pair cable.
- 100VG AnyLAN:
- A standard for 100 Mbps Ethernet that isn’t as popular as 100BaseT. Like 100BaseT, 100VG AnyLAN uses twisted-pair cable.
- 1000BaseT:
- A standard for 1,000 Mbps Ethernet using four-pair, Category-5, unshielded twisted-pair cable. 1000BaseT is also known as Gigabit Ethernet.
- 2.5GBaseT:
- A standard for 2.5 Gbps Ethernet using Category-5e cable.
- 5GBBaseT:
- A standard for 5GB Ethernet using Category-6 cable.
- 10GBaseT:
- A standard for 10GB Ethernet using Category-6A cable.
- 25GBaseT:
- A standard for 25GB Ethernet using Category-8 cable.
- 40GBaseT:
- A standard for 40GB Ethernet using Category-8 cable.
- 1 Trillion BaseT:
- Well, not really. But if current trends continue, we’ll get there soon.
- 802.2:
- The forgotten IEEE standard. The more glamorous 802.3 standard relies on 802.2 for moral support.
- 802.3:
- The IEEE standard known in the vernacular as Ethernet.
- 802.11:
- The IEEE standard for wireless networking. Popular variants include 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.11ac.
- 8088 processor:
- The microprocessor chip around which IBM designed its original PC, marking the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age.
- 80286 processor:
- Computo-habilis, an ancient ancestor of today’s modern computers.
- 80386 processor:
- Computo-thirtwo-us, the first 32-bit microprocessor chip used in personal computers, long since replaced by newer, faster, 64-bit designs. ...
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