Acronyms
Airport Devices
Non Apple Devices
Wi-Fi
Potpourri
100
NAT
What is Network Address Translation
100
The airport device that is about $100
What is an Airport Express
100
Connects one device to the Internet
What is a modem
100
Wi-Fi frequencies
What is 2.4GHz and 5GHz
100
Piggybacking
What is"borrowing" someone else's network to get on the internet
200
Wi-Fi
What is wireless Fidelity
200
Wireless printing and AirPlay
What are the features of an Airport Express
200
Forwards data packets between computer networks
What is a router
200
The IEEE standard for wireless networking
What is 802.11
200
AirPort Utility
What is software used to setup AirPort Base Stations
300
WAN
What is Wide Area Network Port
300
Devices that can have their network extended
What is Airport Extreme and Time Capsule
300
Connects computer to a network without wires and can be internal or USB
What is adapter or network card
300
802.11 common versions (and supported by AirPort base stations)
What is A, B, G, N, and AC
300
Node
What is any device on a network
400
LAN
What is ONE of our most favorite Genius Admins or Local Area Network
400
Does not support 802.11AC
What is Airport Express
400
Connects multipul devices together into a computer network
What is switch
400
802.11 protocol that supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz
What is 802.11N
400
Securely sharing files between devices
What is AirDrop
500
TCP/IP
What is Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
500
Only works on Mac OS X Lion or older
What is Airport Utility 5.6
500
Connects two parts of a network together
What is bridge
500
WDS Wireless Distribution System
What is the system that allows networks to be extended with multiple access points.
500
Gets information from one device to another with out a computer network
What is sneaker net
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