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42 Section 3A. Glossary

䢇 TCP — Transmission Control Protocol. A core protocol

for transmitting and receiving information over the

Internet.

䢇 TCP/IP — Transmission Control Protocol/Internet

Protocol. A communications protocol developed

under contract from the U.S. Department of Defense

to internetwork dissimilar systems.

䢇 Telnet — Telecommunication Network. A network

protocol used on the Internet or on local area

networks.

䢇 TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A file transfer

protocol with a subset of FTP functionality.

䢇 UDP — User Datagram Protocol. A simple transport

protocol used to transfer information on the Internet.

䢇 VNC — Virtual Network Computing. A graphical

desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol

to remotely control another computer.

䢇 VPN — Virtual Private Network. A secure private

network that runs over the public Internet.

䢇 VPN Passthrough — A feature that allows a client to

establish a tunnel only with a specific VPN server.

䢇 WAN — Wide Area Network. A public network that

extends beyond architectural, geographical, or

political boundaries (unlike a LAN, which is usually a

private network located within a room, building, or

other limited area).

䢇 WEP — Wired Equivalent Privacy. An IEEE standard

security protocol for 802.11 networks. Superseded by

WPA and WPA2.

䢇 WiFi — Wireless Fidelity. Any system that uses the

802.11 standard developed and released in 1997 by

the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers).

䢇 WiFi Client — A wireless device that connects to the

Internet via WiFi.

䢇 WLAN — WiFi LAN. A typically low-power network

that transmits a wireless signal over a span of a few

hundred feet and usually only to stationary devices.

䢇 WPA/WPA2 — WiFi Protected Access. A security

protocol for wireless 802.11 networks from the Wi-Fi

Alliance.

䢇 WWAN — Wireless Wide Area Network. Wireless

connectivity to the Internet achieved using cellular

tower technology. This service is provided through

cellular providers. WWAN connectivity allows a user

with a laptop and a WWAN device to surf the Internet,

check email, or connect to a virtual private network

(VPN) from anywhere within the regional boundaries

of the cellular service.

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