Chapter 10 Terms Flashcards
Thin Client
A client that relies on another host for the majority of processing and hard disk resources necessary to run applications and share files over the network.
PPP
A communications protocol that enables a workstation to connect to a server using a serial connection.
SLIP
A communications protocol that enables a workstation to connect to a server using a serial connection. It can support only asynchronous communications and IP traffic and requires some configuration on the client workstation. PPP has now replaced this protocol.
VM
A computer that exists in emulation on a physical computer or host machine.
VPN
A logically constructed WAN that uses existing public transmission systems created through the use of software or combined software and hardware solutions.
L2TP
A protocol that encapsulates PPP data for use on VPNs.
Tunnel
A secured, virtual connection between two nodes on a VPN.
XaaS
A type of cloud computing in which the cloud assumes functions beyond networking, such as monitoring, storage, applications, and virtual desktops.
NaaS
A type of cloud computing that offers clients a complete set of networking services such as mail, Web, DNS, and DHCP.
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol running over an Ethernet network.
RAS
The dialup networking software that requires software to be installed on both the client and server. The server is configured to accept incoming clients; the client must have sufficient privileges (including a username and a password) on the server to access its resources.
Authentication
The process of comparing and matching a client’s credentials with the credentials in the NOS user database to enable the client to log on to the network.
PPTP
This protocol encapsulates PPP data for transmission over VPN connections.
