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Glossary
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BIT
- Binary Digit - Bits are widely used as a measurement for network transmission. One
hundred megabits per second means that 100 million pulses are transmitted per second.
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Broadband
– Internet Connection that has a connection speed greater than 256kbps
downstream and 64kbps upstream.
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Broadband Router
typically including a network switch with four or more Ethernet ports for wired connections to
desktop and laptop computers.
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BYTE
– Binary Table - Another form of measurement to determine size and speed. 1 byte is
equivalent to 8 Bits, so for an internet connection of 256/64kbps (kilobits per second, kilo
meaning 100 units), it is roughly equivalent to 25 Kilobytes per second (download rate) and 6
kilobytes per second (upload rate).
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Ethernet
– A type of cable which is used to interconnect network devices to allow
communication between them over the medium.
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Firefly
– Freshtel Internet Telephone Software
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Freshtel
– VoIP Internet Telephone Company
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Kbps
– Kilobits Per Second is the measurement used to determine the bandwidth speed of an
internet connection.
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Mbps
– Megabits Per Second – A unit of measurement used to show the capacity and/or rate of
speed for a particular medium in megabits.
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MBps
– Megabytes Per Second - A unit of measurement used to show the capacity and/or rate
of speed for a particular medium in megabytes.
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NAT
- Network Address Translation maintains and controls the separation of a public IP address
to one or more private IP addresses. Commonly used for internet connection sharing via a router.
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USB
– Universal Serial Bus – A "Plug-and-Play" medium used to interconnect different types of
USB compatible devices to each other either via USB 1.1 (at 12Mbps maximum transfer rate), or
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (at 480Mbps maximum transfer rate).
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Wireless Broadband
waves set at a certain radio frequency.
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Windows XP
– Microsoft's current Operating System platform for PC based systems.
E-Mail: info@freshtel.net
Support: 81118111 (Firefly)
1300 FRESHTEL (Landline)
- A device that provides access to the Internet for multiple computers,
– Same as broadband, however is a medium transmitted through radio
Last edited: 05/02/2008
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