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User Name The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person
who has access to the LAN.
Utility It is a program that performs a specific task.
UTP Unshielded twisted-pair. UTP is a form of cable used by 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 groups of
interconnected computers that are separated by a wide distance
and communicate with each other via common carrier
telecommunication techniques.
WEP WEP is widely used as the basic security protocol in Wi-Fi
networks, which secures data transmissions using 64-bit or 128-
bit
encryption.
Windows Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use
DOS.
WPA WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is used to improve the security of
Wi-Fi networks, replacing the current WEP standard. It uses its
own encryption, Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), to secure
data during transmission.
WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, the latest security specification that
provides greater data protection and network access control for
Wi-Fi networks. WPA2 uses the government-grade AES
encryption algorithm and IEEE 802.1X-based authentication,
which are required to secure large corporate networks.