Index
A
Adaptive tree-walk algorithm, 155
Address mask, 198
Address resolution protocol, 29, 226, 228
Advantage of token-passing protocol over CSMA/CD protocol, 156
Advantage and disadvantage of E-mail, 255
Advantage and disadvantage of fibre optic cables, 76
Advantage of computer networking, 8
communication, 9
preserve information, 8
sharing hardware resources, 8
sharing information, 8
sharing software resources, 8
Advantages of FDDI over a basic Token Ring, 169
Advantages of reference model, 23
ALOHA protocol limitation, 148
American standard code for information, 3
hexadecimal values, 3
interchange (ASCII), 3
Analog and digital signals, 40–41
Analog modulation, 59
Analog transmission, 44
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