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Bridge
A hardware device that links two or more physical networks and manages the
transfer of data between these networks. The two networks connected can be
alike or dissimilar.
Broadband
A transmission media that can handle the transmission of multiple messages at
different frequencies, at one time. Broadband signals use analog carriers.
Channel
A channel is a separate path through which signals can flow.
Decibels Per Milliwatt (dBm)
A unit of measurement used to express relative difference in power or intensity,
relative to 1mW.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
A method of assigning a temporary IP address to a host, such as a computer,
connected on a specific network. With dynamic addressing, a particular host may
have a different IP address each time it connects to the network.
Digital
Data expressed as a string of 0s and 1s. Each of these digits is referred to as a
bit (and a string of 8 bits that a computer can address individually as a group is a
byte).
DNS Server
A server that contains both the English and numerical addresses of all computers
connected to the Internet. When you specify an e-mail or IP address using the
"English" domain name, the DNS server will return the corresponding numeric
address.
Domain Name
A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet.
Domain Name System (DNS)
This allows you to specify a symbolic name, a meaningful and easy-to-remember
"handle," instead of an Internet Protocol address. The DNS is the way that
Internet domain names are located and translated into Internet Protocol
addresses.
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