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Appendix
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GLOSSARY
Analog Coverage
An area where analog service is available. Analog phones usually indicate signal strength on an indicator in the phone’s display when receiving an analog signal.
Browser
The software that allows you to view the Internet; contains navigator commands such as forward and back; examples include Netscape, Microsoft Explorer. A Web browser in
your computer requests HTML files from Web servers and takes you to the Internet sites you wish to visit, by linking your computer’s IP address to a site’s IP address.
COM PORT (communications port)
A connector for a communications interface, usually, a serial port.
Data
Information kept in databases, on an intranet, on the Internet, etc.
Driver
Software that controls a device.
Inactivity Time-Out
A stoppage in a connection, which usually occurs after a period of time elapses, without activity. Time-out settings are usually determined by the network.
Internet
A cooperatively run, globally distributed collection of computer networks that exchange information via a common set of rules for exchanging data (Transfer Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol or TCP/IP).
Intranet
An intranet is a web site created by a business, which posts its own company information in a secure part of the Internet that only employees or other authorized users can
reach. Intranets are generally protected by firewalls.
Kbps
Kilobits per second.
Kilobyte (KB)
1024 bits (Approximately 1/2 page of plain text)
Modem
Hardware that translates and transmits data over wire-line or wireless.
Package Minutes
Package minutes are those minutes included in the cost of a monthly service plan. Once the packaged minutes have been exhausted, additional airtime charges apply. Please
refer to Plans and Pricing for more information, details and offers in your area.
Packet Switching
Packet-switching messages are divided into packets or pieces before transmission over one or more routes and are reassembled at their destination.
POP3 e-mail
Protocol used by ISP’s mail servers to manage e-mail for subscribers. E-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook support POP3.
Proxy Settings
A specific I.P. address that allows access to a secured enterprise network. The proxy settings provide directions to a computer so that it can locate an address and access
information and services, which exist at that location.
Search Engine
A program that receives a user’s search request, compares it to the entries in the index, and returns results to help the user find relevant information.
Serial Port
A connector on a computer used to connect peripherals, which communicate using a serial protocol.
Serial/Data Cable
A wire that connects two serial ports carrying data to one another.
Transmission Speed
The rate at which data is sent over a communications line, usually measured in kilobits (kbps).
USB Port
A connector on a computer to connect peripherals using USB (Universal Serial Bus) protocol.