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What Is Cat 6a

What Is Cat 6a?

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Short for Category 6 Augmented, Cat 6a is an enhanced version of Cat 6 that supports data transmission speeds of up to 10 Gb/s,...

What Is Cat 6

What Is Cat 6?

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Short for Category 6, Cat 6 is a type of Ethernet cable that supports data transmission speeds of up to 10 Gb/s and frequency t...

What Is Cat 4

What Is Cat 4?

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Short for Category 4, Cat 4 is a type of Ethernet cable that supports data transmission speeds of up to 14 Mb/s and frequency t...

What Is WPS

What Is WPS?

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Short for Wi-Fi Protected Setup, WPS, originally known as Wi-Fi Simple Config is a standard used for setting up secure wireless...

What Is ADSL

What Is ADSL?

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ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and it is a type of DSL broadband technology that transmits digital signals...

What Is A Leased Line

What Is A Leased Line?

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A leased line, also known as a dedicated line or a private circuit, is a telephone or data line that is rented for use by one I...

What Is The IEEE

What Is The IEEE?

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IEEE stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and it is a non-profit organisation with offices in New Y...

What Is Cat 3

What Is Cat 3?

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Short for Category 3, Cat 3 is a type of Ethernet cable that supports data transmission speeds of up to 10 Mb/s and frequency t...

What Is Crosstalk

What Is Crosstalk?

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Crosstalk is the interference between cables in another circuit or channel, caused by signal transmission issues. It occurs when...

What Is Cat 2

What Is Cat 2?

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Short for Category 2, Cat 2 is the second-lowest category of Ethernet cable that supports data transmission speeds of up to 4 M...

What Is Cat 1

What Is Cat 1?

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Short for Category 1, Cat 1 is the lowest category of Ethernet cable that supports frequency transmission speeds of up to 1 Mb/...

What Is Baud

What Is Baud?

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Baud, also known as baud rate, is a unit that is used to give a measure of the communication speed over a data channel. It is e...

What Is Multihoming

What Is Multihoming?

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Multihoming refers to the process of connecting a host to more than one network in order to increase its reliability or perform...

What Is RTSP

What Is RTSP?

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Short for Real-Time Streaming Protocol, RTSP is a protocol used for controlling the delivery of real-time streaming media over...

What Is Bluebugging

What Is Bluebugging?

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Bluebugging is a type of attack where a malicious hacker establishes a backdoor on a user's device, allowing them to take over...

What Is Bluesnarfing

What Is Bluesnarfing?

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Bluesnarfing is a type of attack where a malicious hacker gains unauthorised access to personal information and data on a device...

What Is IIS

What Is IIS?

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Short for Internet Information Services, IIS, originally called Internet Information Server, is a web server software that was...

What Is Wireshark

What Is Wireshark?

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Wireshark, originally called Ethereal, is a free program that is used for analysing data packets and browsing the traffic that...

What Is An SSID

What Is An SSID?

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Short for a service set identifier, an SSID refers to the unique name of a wireless network that differentiates it from other n...

What Is Domain Hijacking

What Is Domain Hijacking?

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Domain hijacking, also known as domain theft, is an unauthorised attempt to take over the ownership of a domain name without th...

What Is FTTC

What Is FTTC?

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Short for fibre to the cabinet, FTTC is a broadband technology that involves running fibre optic cables from the distribution p...

What Is WEP

What Is WEP?

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Short for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is a security standard that is used for securing and providing privacy for WLANs. It us...

What Is A Hostname

What Is A Hostname?

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A hostname, originally known as a nodename, is a customisable name or label that is assigned to a device which identifies it on...

What Is A Wake-On-LAN

What Is A Wake-On-LAN?

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A wake-on-LAN, also known as a power on by LAN, resume on LAN, resume by LAN, or WoL, is a technology that allows a computer to...

What Is Piggybacking

What Is Piggybacking?

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In wireless communications, piggybacking, also known as Wi-Fi squatting, refers to the unauthorised use of someone else’s wirel...

What Is A Crossover Cable

What Is A Crossover Cable?

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A crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable that directly connects two computers together without the use of a central router...

What Is A Zero-Configuration Network

What Is A Zero-Configuration Network?

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A zero-configuration network, also known as an autonet or a zeroconf is a network that requires no manual configuration of net...

What Is A Semi-Dedicated Server

What Is A Semi-Dedicated Server?

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A dedicated server is a service provided by a hosting provider that allows a user to rent an entire physical server for their o...

What Is A Dedicated Server

What Is A Dedicated Server?

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A dedicated server is a service provided by a hosting provider that allows a user to rent an entire physical server for their o...

What Is FileZilla

What Is FileZilla?

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FileZilla is a free FTP client used for remotely connecting to web servers to upload and download files that was released on 22...