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Bandwidth A term now used to describe the capacity or amount of
traffic (data voice or video) a certain communication line is capable
of accommodating.
Bits Per Second (bps) The number of bits passing a fixed point every
second. The units used for transmission rate of digital information.
Bridge A device used to connect to segments of a network and allow
data transmission from segment to segment. Bridges operate at layer 2
of the OSI model. A bridge examines all packets on its interface and
will filter and forward a frame's layer two destination address point.
Broadband Data transmission at a rate, generally greater than T1
speeds (1.5 Mbps). This allows the transmission of voice, data and
video signals over a single medium.
Broadcast A data packet that is sent to every device on a network.
Browser The general term for WWW client software. The most popular
browsers include Netscape, Internet Explorer and Mosaic.
Cable Modem A modem designed for use on TV coaxial cable circuit.
Usually providing high-speed asymmetric Internet connectivity.
Connectivity The ability to communicate between computers and ter-
minals. Can be a physical or logical connection path.
Client/Server A distributed system model of computing that brings
computing power to the desktop, where users (clients) access resources
from servers.
Datagram A single packet of information sent as a network-layer unit
over a transmission medium without first establishing a virtual circuit.
IP datagrams are the primary unit of transmission in TCP/IP networks
such as the Internet.
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