Internet Users' Glossary FYI: 18

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1983

Network Working Group                                  G. Malkin, Editor  Request for Comments: 1983                                      Xylogics  FYI: 18                                                      August 1996  Obsoletes: 1392  Category: Informational                              
Internet Users' Glossary      Status of this Memo       This memo provides information for the Internet community.  This memo     does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of     this memo is unlimited.      Abstract       There are many networking glossaries in existence.  This glossary     concentrates on terms which are specific to the Internet.  Naturally,     there are entries for some basic terms and acronyms because other     entries refer to them.

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   RFC 1983                        Glossary                     August 1996      Glossary       10Base2        A physical layer communications specification for 10Mbps, baseband        data transmission over a coaxial cable (Thinnet) with a maximum        cable segment length of 200 meters.       10Base5        A physical layer communications specification for 10Mbps, baseband        data transmission over a coaxial cable (Thicknet) with a maximum        cable segment length of 500 meters.       10BaseF        A physical layer communications specification for 10Mbps, baseband        data transmission over a fiber-optic cable.       10BaseT        A physical layer communications specification for 10Mbps, baseband        data transmission over a twisted-pair copper wire.       802.x        The set of IEEE standards for the definition of LAN protocols.        See also: IEEE.       822        See: RFC 822       :-)        This odd symbol is one of the ways a person can portray "mood" in        the very flat medium of computers--by using "smiley faces".  This        is "metacommunication", and there are literally hundreds of such        symbols, from the obvious to the obscure.  This particular example        expresses "happiness".  Don't see it?  Tilt your head to the left        90 degrees.  Smiles are also used to denote sarcasm.        [Source: ZEN]
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