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Glossary

acknowledge (Ack) packet

The Ackpacket informsthe PEthat initiated a message that the destination PE accepted

the message.

autonegotiation

Theprocessbywhichtwocomputers(oracomputerandaswitch) connected by Gigabit

Ethernet determine the speed and other parameters with which they will communicate.

CD-ROM (CD)

Aﬂat metallic disk that containsinformation thatyoucanviewandcopy onto your own

harddisk;youcannotchangeoraddtothedisk.CD-ROMisanabbreviationforcompact

disc read-only memory.

Ethernet

A communication network used to connect computers.

gigabit

A communication rate of 2^30 bits per second.

host

Any system connected to the network.

hostname

The name that uniquely identiﬁes each host (system) on the network.

IP address

A number that uniquely identiﬁes each host (system) on a TCP/IP network.

LED

Light-emitting diode, a light on a piece of hardware that indicates status or error

conditions.

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