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Appendix A<br />

Glossary<br />

Table of Contents<br />

1000Base-CX<br />

Extremely fast (1000Mbps) Ethernet, typically strung via copper wire and capable of transmitting<br />

a distance of some 75 feet.<br />

1000Base-LX<br />

Extremely fast (1000Mbps) Ethernet, typically strung via fiber-optic cable and capable of<br />

transmitting a distance of some 9,000 feet.<br />

1000Base-SX<br />

Extremely fast (1000Mbps) Ethernet, typically strung via fiber-optic cable and capable of<br />

transmitting a distance of some 1,500 feet.<br />

1000Base-TX<br />

Extremely fast (1000Mbps) Ethernet, typically strung via copper wire and capable of transmitting<br />

a distance of some 330 feet.<br />

100Base-FX<br />

Fast (100Mbps) Ethernet, typically strung via fiber-optic cable and capable of transmitting a<br />

distance of some 412 meters.<br />

100BaseT<br />

Fast (100Mbps) Ethernet, supporting various cabling schemes and capable of transmitting a<br />

distance of some 205 meters.<br />

10Base2<br />

Coaxial (thinwire) Ethernet capable of transmitting to distances of 600 feet.<br />

10Base5<br />

Coaxial (thickwire) Ethernet that, by default, transports data to distances of 1,500 feet.<br />

10BaseT<br />

Twisted-pair Ethernet capable of transmitting to distances of some 205 meters.<br />

acceptable use policy (AUP)<br />

Originally established by the National Science Foundation, AUP once forbade use of the Internet<br />

for commercial purposes. Today, AUP refers to rules a user must adhere to when using an ISP’s<br />

services.<br />

access control<br />

Any tool or technique that allows you to selectively grant or deny users access to system<br />

resources.<br />

access control list (ACL)<br />

A list that stores security information about users and which system resources they’re allowed to<br />

access.

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