September 2005

  • bus network

    A bus network is an arrangement in a local area network (LAN) in which each node (workstation or other device) is connected to a main cable or link called the bus.21 Sep 2005

  • Kazaa Media Desktop (KMD)

    Kazaa (its full name is Kazaa Media Desktop or KMD) is a decentralized Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program owned by Sharman Networks.21 Sep 2005

  • JTAPI (Java Telephony Application Programming Interface)

    JTAPI (Java Telephony Application Programming Interface) is a Java-based application programming interface (API) for computer telephony applications.21 Sep 2005

  • DoPa (DoCoMo Packet Transmission)

    DoPa (DoCoMo Packet Transmission) is a packet-switched network service developed by NTT DoCoMo in Japan for Internet connection from mobile devices.21 Sep 2005

  • Direct Outward Dialing (DOD)

    Direct Outward Dialing (DOD) is a service of a local phone company (or local exchange carrier) that allows subscribers within a company's private branch exchange (PBX) system to connect to outside ...21 Sep 2005

  • network service provider (NSP)

    A network service provider (NSP) is a company that provides backbone services to an Internet service provider (ISP), the company that most Web users use for access to the Internet.21 Sep 2005

  • MILNET

    MILNET was the name given to the part of ARPANET, the forerunner of the Internet, that was designated for nonclassified U.S. military use.21 Sep 2005

  • Manchester encoding

    In data transmission, Manchester encoding is a form of digital encoding in which data bits are represented by transitions from one logical state to the other.21 Sep 2005

  • Toslink

    Toslink is a connector format for fiber optic digital audio cables.21 Sep 2005

  • Telecommunications Display Device (TDD)

    A Telecommunications Display Device (TDD), also known as a text telephone, is a telephone equipped with a keyboard and a display for people who are hearing- or speech-impaired.21 Sep 2005

  • file transfer

    File transfer is the movement of one or more files from one location to another.21 Sep 2005

  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)

    Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) is what Cisco describes as its "premium networking certification.21 Sep 2005

  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

    Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) is an intermediate-level certification in the Cisco certified professional program.21 Sep 2005

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

    Cisco Certified Network Associaten (CCNA) is an entry-level certification for the Cisco certified professional program.21 Sep 2005

  • non-geographic number

    A non-geographic number, also called a virtual number, is a telephone number associated with a country, but not to any single geographic location within that country.21 Sep 2005

  • Network Service Access Point (NSAP)

    The Network Service Access Point (NSAP) is one of two types of hierarchical addresses (the other type is the network entity title) used to implement Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) network layer...21 Sep 2005

  • QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation)

    QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) is a method of combining two amplitude-modulated (AM) signals into a single channel, thereby doubling the effective bandwidth.21 Sep 2005

  • Source-route transparent (SRT) bridging

    Source-route transparent (SRT) bridging is a bridging scheme developed by IBM that combines source-route bridging (SRB) and transparent bridging in the same network.21 Sep 2005

  • reverse Telnet (direct Telnet)

    Reverse Telnet (sometimes called direct Telnet) is the initiation of a Telnet session from a computer system to one of its remote users.21 Sep 2005

  • passive FTP

    Passive FTP (sometimes referred to as PASV FTP because it involves the FTP PASV command) is a more secure form of data transfer in which the flow of data is set up and initiated by the File Transfe...21 Sep 2005