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  2. Local area network - Wikipedia

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    Also shown in this example (shaded in yellow) is the network's connection to the Internet via fixed-line means. A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, campus, or building, [1] [2] [3] and has its network equipment and interconnects locally managed. LANs facilitate ...

  3. List of information technology initialisms - Wikipedia

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    Network-attached storage Hardware / Storage Computer data storage: NAT: Network Address Translation Internet Layer Cisco Internet Protocol Journal: A look Inside Network Address Translators: NBMA: Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (e.g. Frame Relay ATM) Telecom See ATM, Frame Relay and X.25, for examples. NIC: Network Interface Card Physical layer ...

  4. Computer network - Wikipedia

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    A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network used for communication among computers and different information technological devices close to one person. Some examples of devices that are used in a PAN are personal computers, printers, fax machines, telephones, PDAs, scanners, and video game consoles.

  5. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    NPU—Network Processing Unit; NS—Netscape; NSIS—Nullsoft Scriptable Install System; NSPR—Netscape Portable Runtime; NSS—Novell Storage Service; NSS—Network Security Services; NSS—Name Service Switch; NT—New Technology; NTFS—NT Filesystem; NTLM—NT Lan Manager; NTP—Network Time Protocol; NUMA—Non-Uniform Memory Access

  6. Wireless LAN - Wikipedia

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    This notebook computer is connected to a wireless access point using a PC Card wireless card. An example of a Wi-Fi network. A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a wireless computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication to form a local area network (LAN) within a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, campus, or office building.

  7. Node (networking) - Wikipedia

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    In data communication, a physical network node may either be data communication equipment (DCE) such as a modem, hub, bridge or switch; or data terminal equipment (DTE) such as a digital telephone handset, a printer or a host computer. If a network is a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), every LAN or WAN node that participates ...

  8. Router (computing) - Wikipedia

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    A router in a local area network (LAN) of a single organization is called an interior router. A router that is operated in the Internet backbone is described as exterior router. While a router that connects a LAN with the Internet or a wide area network (WAN) is called a border router, or gateway router. [24]

  9. IEEE 802 - Wikipedia

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    Broadband LAN using Coaxial Cable: Disbanded IEEE 802.8: Fiber Optic TAG: Disbanded IEEE 802.9: Integrated Services LAN (ISLAN or isoEthernet) Disbanded IEEE 802.10: Interoperable LAN Security: Disbanded IEEE 802.11: Wireless LAN (WLAN) & Mesh (Wi-Fi certification) Active IEEE 802.12: 100BaseVG: Disbanded IEEE 802.13: Unused [5] Reserved for ...