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MBR1200 | USER MANUAL Firmware ver. 1.6.12
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Bandwidth
The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be
transmitted to and from a network device.
Basic Input/Output System
BIOS. A program that the processor of a computer uses to startup
the system once it is turned on.
Baud
Data transmission speed.
Beacon
A data frame by which one of the stations in a Wi-Fi network
periodically broadcasts network control data to other wireless
stations.
Bit rate
The amount of bits that pass in given amount of time.
Bit/sec
Bits per second.
BOOTP
Bootstrap Protocol. Allows for computers to be booted up and given
an IP address with no user intervention.
Bottleneck
A time during processes when something causes the process to
slowdown or stop all together.
Broadband
A wide band of frequencies available for transmitting data.
Broadcast
Transmitting data in all directions at once.
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Browser
A program that allows you to access resources on the web and
provides them to you graphically.
Cable modem
A device that allows you to connect a computer up to a coaxial cable
and receive Internet access from your Cable provider.
CardBus
A newer version of the PC Card or PCMCIA interface. It supports a
32- bit data path, DMA, and consumes less voltage.
CAT 5
Category 5. Used for 10/100 Mbps or 1Gbps Ethernet connections.
Client
A program or user that requests data from a server.
Collision
When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit
data at the exact same time.
Cookie
Information that is stored on the hard drive of your computer that
holds your preferences to the site that gave your computer the
cookie.
Data
Information that has been translated into binary so that it can be
processed or moved to another device.
Data Encryption Standard
Uses a randomly selected 56-bit key that must be known by both the
sender and the receiver when information is exchanged.
Data-Link layer
The second layer of the OSI model. Controls the movement of data
on the physical link of a network.
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