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USB
VC
VCI
VPI
WAN
Web browser
Web page
Web site
WWW
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Universal Serial Bus A serial interface that lets you connect
devices such as printers, scanners, etc. to your computer by
simply plugging them in. The My ADSL Modem is equipped
with a USB interface for connecting to a stand-alone PC.
Virtual Circuit A connection from your ADSL router to your ISP.
Virtual Circuit Identifier Together with the Virtual Path Identifier
(VPI), the VCI uniquely identifies a VC. Your ISP will tell you
the VCI for each VC they provide. See also VC.
Virtual Path Identifier Together with the Virtual Circuit Identifier
(VCI), the VPI uniquely identifies a VC. Your ISP will tell you
the VPI for each VC they provide. See also VC.
Wide Area Network Any network spread over a large geographi-
cal area, such as a country or continent. With respect to the My
ADSL Modem, WAN refers to the Internet.
A software program that uses Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
(HTTP) to download information from (and upload to) web sites,
and displays the information, which may consist of text, graphic
images, audio, or video, to the user. Web browsers use Hyper-
Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Popular web browsers include
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. See also
HTTP, web site, WWW.
A web site file typically containing text, graphics and hyperlinks
(cross-references) to the other pages on that web site, as well as
to pages on other web sites. When a user accesses a web site, the
first page that is displayed is called the Home page. See also
hyperlink, web site.
A computer on the Internet that distributes information to (and
gets information from) remote users through web browsers. A
web site typically consists of web pages that contain text,
graphics, and hyperlinks. See also hyperlink, web page.
World Wide Web Also called (the) Web. Collective term for all
web sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed via the
Internet.
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