Support Center: Internet Dictionary
LATENCY: Terms to Know
Latency:
This word is used when talking about the number of milliseconds it takes for data to travel from one location to another across a network.
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EMI: Terms to Know
EMI:
EMI stands for Electromagetic Interference and is caused by electromagnetic radiation or electromagnetic induction that is emitted by an outside source. This disruption affects the electrical circuit by obstructing and thus limiting the effectiveness of the circuit’s performance.
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BANDWIDTH: Terms to Know
Bandwidth:
This term refers to the amount of data that can be transferred between two points on a network in a given period of time; it is sometimes referred to as throughput.
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SPAMBOT, Day Two: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Remember this from Yesterday?
Spambot:
A robot used to collect e-mail addresses for the future use of spamming. Spambots are also capable of automatically posting spam to BBS’ and guestbooks.
Helpful Tip:
One way to receive less spam is to not post your e-mail address on a Web site, but instead spell it out like this: info-at-netlingo-dot-com, that way the spambot can’t pick up the usual @ and .com formula.
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SPAMBOT: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Remember this from the other day?
Spambot:
A robot used to collect e-mail addresses for the future use of spamming. Spambots are also capable of automatically posting spam to BBS’ and guestbooks.
Helpful Tip:
One way to receive less spam is to not post your e-mail address on a Web site, but instead spell it out like this: info-at-netlingo-dot-com, that way the spambot can’t pick up the usual @ and .com formula.
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FREE-SPACE OPTICS/WIRELESS FIBER: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Free-Space Optics/Wireless Fiber:
A technology that uses lasers and optical transceivers to send signal-bearing photons directly through the air instead of over fiber-optic glass.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Nanotechnology:
Nanotechnology is an umbrella term that covers many areas of scientific research dealing with objects that are measured in nanometers, or a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one billionth of a meter. Examples of nanotechnology in modern use are the manufacture of polymers (plastics, DNA and proteins) based on molecular structure, and the design of computer chip layouts based on surface science.
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FIREWALL: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Firewall:
It is a security measure used by many companies to prevent hackers and other unauthorized users from accessing internal networks.
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BANDWIDTH: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Bandwidth:
The technical definition of “bandwidth” involves the difference between two frequencies and the amount of information that can flow through a channel, as expressed in cycles per second (hertz). It also refers to the range of frequencies (not the speed), or the measured amount of information, that can be transmitted over a connection: the higher the frequency, the higher the bandwidth and the greater the capacity of a channel to carry information.
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APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Application Layer Protocols:
They transform data into info people can use; they make the 1s and 0s into a readable text message or a video we can see.
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