CertiGuide to Network+  9  Glossary

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MP3

Audio compressed in the MPEG1 Layer 3 format

A standard of video compression and file format developed by the Moving Pictures Experts Group. MPEG-2 offers video resolutions of 720 x 480 and 128 x 720 at 60 frames per second, with full CD-quality audio.

See Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol version 2.

Mean Time Between Failure.

Mean Time To Repair.

Fiber optics that is less expensive, has a larger core, and is used for shorter distance than single mode fiber.

IP packets sent from a single destination IP address but received and processed by multiple IP hosts, regardless of their location on an IP internetwork.

The process of sending a message simultaneously to more than one destination on a network.

A computer that has multiple network adapters or that has been configured with multiple IP addresses for a single network adapter.

A computer configuration that runs two or more operating systems. For example, Windows 98, MS-DOS, and Windows 2000 operating systems can be installed on the same computer. When the computer is started, any one of the operating systems can be selected.

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