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ULP The upper-la
er protocol refers to Application La
er
protocols such as FTP,SNMP, and SMTP.
User Name The USERNAME is the unique name assi
ned to each
person who has access to the LAN.
Utilit
It is a
ro
ram that
erforms a s
ecific task.
UTP Unshielded twisted-
air. UTP is a form of cable used
all access methods. It consists of several pairs of
wires enclosed in an unshielded sheath.
W
WAN Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of
roups of interconnected computers that are separated
a wide distance and communicate with each other
via common carrier telecommunication techniques.
Windows Windows is a
raphical user interface for workstations
that use DOS.
Workgroup A work
roup is a
roup of users who are ph
sicall
located to
ether and connected to the same LAN, or a
roup of users who are scattered throu
hout an
organization but are logically connected b
work and
are connected to the same network group.
Workstations Workstation refers to the intelli
ent computer on the
user’s desktop. This computer may be an Intel-
ased
PC, a Macintosh, or a UNIX-
ased workstation. The
workstation is any intelligent device a user works from.
