Glossary

Please refer to the chapter whose number is given in parentheses after each definition to learn more about that topic.

10Base-T See Ethernet.

100Base-T See Fast Ethernet.

1000Base-T See Gigabit Ethernet.

32-bit In reference to the Windows operating systems, one that can utilize up to 4 GB of address space. (5)

64-bit In reference to the Windows operating systems, one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version, 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB. (5)

8-bit high color Describes the VGA mode color setting that, although it can produce around 16 million different colors, can only display up to 256 different colors at a time. (3)

802.11a A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz ...

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