circuit switching, packet switching, protocol, LAN, nodes, adapter,
NIC (network interface cards), twisted pair, fiber, coaxial cable,
hub, router, ethernet, baseband, broadband, CSMA/CD.
OSI reference model, layers: physical, data link, network, transport, session,
presentation, application
client, server, service, transport address, transport provider,
connection-oriented protocol, connectionless protocol, virtual circuit,
datagram, Internet Protocol (IP), IP network and host numbers, classes,
CIDR, router, static routing, dynamic routing, DNS, IP driver, ethernet driver,
protocol encapsulation, ARP, TCP, UDP, NAT.
ATM, AAL, types of service: CBR, VBR, ABR.
sockets, bind, connect, listen, PCB (protocol control
block).