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CradlePoint MBR1000 | USER MANUAL _ Firmware Version 1.3.1
GLOSSARY
Bandwidth
The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmit-
ted 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 periodi-
cally 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 slow-
down or stop all together.
Broadband
A wide band of frequencies available for transmitting data.
Broadcast
Transmitting data in all directions at once.
Browser
A program that allows you to access resources on the web and pro-
vides 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A newer version of the PC Card or PCMCIA interface.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 pro-
cessed 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.
Database
Organizes information so that it can be managed updated, as well as
easily accessed by users or applications.
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