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Switching hub
A network connection box to which a number of computers can be connected. The
switching hub forwards a data packet from the network to the appropriate computer
according to the packet's address. Conventional hubs simply send every packet to
every connected computer. Since a switching hub forwards packets only to their
intended recipients, it brings about greater efficiency.
TCP/IP
The protocol used to connect to the Internet and to wide-area networks.
Token Ring
A local area network system developed by IBM, in which conflict during message
transmission is avoided by granting "tokens" that allow computers to send messages.
The system can transmit data at 4 or 16 Mbps.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator. A standard way of specifying the location of an object,
usually a web page, on the Internet. The URL for a web page would look something
like this: "http://www.w3.org/default.html". Here, "http:" indicates that a web page is
being accessed, "www.w3.org" is the address of the server containing the web page,
and "default.htm" is the file name under which the web page is stored on the server.
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