Dell TrueMobile 1180 User Manual page 65

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Glossary: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1180 PC
Card User's Guide
access point
available network
BER
client computer
dBm
DBPSK
DQPSK
DSSS
Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
file and printer sharing
GHz
host computer
IEEE
Internet Protocol (IP) address
LAN
m
MHz
Mbps
A stand-alone wireless hub that allows any computer that has a wireless network
adapter to communicate with another computer and to connect to the Internet.
One of the networks listed in the Available networks list on the Wireless
Networks tab of the Wireless Configuration box that appears when the
TrueMobile 1180 wireless utility is open. Any wireless network that is broadcasting
and is within receiving range of the Dell TrueMobile 1180 internal 802.11b PC
Card appears on the list.
Bit error rate. The ratio of errors to the total number of bits being sent in a data
transmission from one location to another.
The computer that gets its Internet connection by sharing either the host
computer's connection or the access point's connection.
A unit for expression of power level in decibels with reference to a power of 1
milliwatt.
differential-binary-phase-shift keying.
differential-quadrature-phase-shift keying. A compression technique that transmits
only the differences between the values of the phase of the sine wave rather than
the full absolute value.
direct sequence spread spectrum. A type of radio technology.
A mechanism for allocating IP addresses dynamically so that addresses can be
reused when hosts no longer need them.
A capability that allows a number of people to view, modify, and print the same
file(s) from different computers.
gigahertz. A unit of frequency equal to 1 000 000 000 cycles per second.
The computer that is directly connected to the Internet via a modem or network
adapter.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
The address of a computer that is attached to a network. Part of the address
designates which network the computer is on, and the other part represents the
host identification.
local area network
meter
megahertz. A unit of frequency equal to 1 000 000 cycles per second.
megabits per second. Transmission speed of 1 000 000 bits per second.