| T1 |
Communications
lines operating at 1.544M/sec. |
| T3 |
Communications
lines operating at 45M/sec. |
| TAG |
A slang
reference for commands that are part of HTML. See also HTML. |
| TAR |
(tape
archive program) A UNIX-based program that creates packages of directory
structures. |
| TCP |
(Transmission
Control Protocol) The network protocol used by hosts on the Internet. |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. |
| TELEVISION
OR RADIO |
Any continuous
wave form, as opposed to digital on/off transmissions. |
| TELNET |
A TCP/IP
application that enables a user to log in to a remote device. |
| TERMINAL
EMULATION |
Running
an application that lets you use your computer to interface with a command-line
account on a remote computer, as if you were connected to the computer with
a terminal. |
| TERMINAL
SERVER |
A network
device that provides physical access for dumb terminals, usually using an
abbreviated TCP/IP protocol to enable a dumb terminal to remotely log on. |
| TERMINATOR |
A resistor
that must be on both ends of thick and thin Ethernet networks. |
| THREAD |
All messages
in a newsgroup or mailing list pertaining to a particular topic. |
| THROUGHPUT |
The amount
of data that can be transferred through a medium within a certain time period. |
| TOGGLE |
Alternate
between two possible values. |
| TOKEN
RING |
A lower
layer connection method to control data traffic. |
| TOPOLOGY |
The configuration
of network devices. |
| TRACEROUTE |
A utility
that allows you to find out how many routers are between your host and another
Internet host. See also hop-check. |
| TRAFFIC |
The information
flowing through a network. |
| TRAFFIC |
A general
term used to describe the amount of data on a network backbone. |
| TRANSCEIVER |
A network
device required in baseband networks that takes a digital signal and puts
it on the analog baseband medium. Transceivers can sense collisions. |
| TRANSMISSION
CLASS 4 |
An OSI
transport layer protocol similar to TCP. Often referred to as OSI TP4. |
| TRANSMISSION
CONTROL BLOCK |
(TCB)
A data structure that holds information about TCP and UDP connections. |
| TRANSMISSION
CONTROL PROTOCOL |
(TCP)
A transport layer protocol that is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite and
provides a connection based, reliable data stream. |
| TRIVIAL
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL |
(TFTP)
A mechanism for remote logons similar to Telnet but that uses UDP as a transport
layer protocol instead of TCP. |