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Internet service provider | An organization that maintains a gateway to the Internet and rents access to customers on a per-use or subscription basis |
modem | Abbreviation for modulator/ demodulator. An analog device that enables computers to communicate over telephone lines by translating digital data into audio/ analog signals and then back into digital form |
integrated services digital network | A communication standard for sending voice, video or data over digital telephone lines. |
bandwidth | The amount of information, sometimes called traffic, that can be carried on a network at one time. The total capacity of a line. Also, the rate of data transfer over a network connection; measured in bits per second. |
network interface card | A circuit board within a computer's central processing unit that serves as the interface enabling the computer to connect to a network. |
wireless access point | A device that enables wireless systems to communicate with each other,provided that they are on the same network |
standard | A definition or format that has been approved by a recognized standards organization |
digital subscriber line | high-speed direct Internet connection that uses all-digital networks |
xDSL | Collectively, the variations of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), which include ADSL, RADSL and HDSL. |