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  • MAE

    A MAE (pronounced MAY), originally an abbreviation for Metropolitan Area Exchange and now a service mark of MCI WorldCom, is a major center in the United States for interconnecting traffic between Internet service providers (ISPs).  Definition

  • TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

    TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a set of rules (protocol) used along with the Internet Protocol (IP) to send data in the form of message units between computers over the Internet.  Definition

  • node

    In a network, a node is a connection point, either a redistribution point or an end point for data transmissions. In general, a node has programmed or engineered capability to recognize and process or forward transmissions to other nodes.  Definition

  • network interface card (NIC)

    A network interface card (NIC) is a computer circuit board or card that is installed in a computer so that it can be connected to a network.  Definition

  • network computer (NC)

    A network computer (NC) is a concept from Oracle and Sun Microsystems that describes a low-cost personal computer for business networks that, like the NetPC, would be configured with only essential equipment (including CD-ROM players, diskette drives...  Definition

  • acoustic coupler

    An acoustic coupler is a hardware device that enables a modem (a device that converts signals from analog to digital and from digital back to analog) to connect to a voice circuit.  Definition

  • local area network (LAN)

    A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link. Typically, connected devices share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area.  Definition

  • Mbps (millions of bits per second or megabits per second)

    Mbps is a measure of bandwidth (the total information flow over a given time) on a telecommunications medium, standing for 'millions of bits per second' or 'megabits per second.'  Definition

  • Kbps (kilobits per second)

    In the U.S., Kbps stands for kilobits per second (thousands of bits per second) and is a measure of bandwidth (the amount of data that can flow in a given time) on a data transmission medium.  Definition

  • gigabit

    In data communications, a gigabit is one billion bits, or 1,000,000,000 (that is, 10^9) bits. It's commonly used for measuring the amount of data that is transferred in a second between two telecommunication points.  Definition

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