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T-1
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A leased line
connection capable of carrying data at 1,544
kilobits-per-second. At maximum theoretical
capacity, a T-1 line could move a megabyte
in less than 10 seconds. That is still not fast
enough for full-screen, full-motion video, for
which you need at least 10 megabits-per-second. T-1
is the fastest speed commonly used to connect
networks to the Internet. However,
T-3 lines are becoming more popular as the
need for more bandwidth increases.
See Also:
Bandwidth,
Bit,
Byte,
Ethernet,
T
3,
Leased
line
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T-3
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A leased line
connection capable of carrying data at 44,736
kilobits-per-second. This is more than enough to do
full-screen, full-motion video. A T-3 is the
equivalent to approximately 28 T-1 lines and is
made of fiber optics.
See Also:
Bandwidth,
Bit,
Byte,
Ethernet,
T
1,
Leased
line
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TCP/IP
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Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol -- This is the suite of
protocols that defines the Internet.
Originally designed for the UNIX operating
system, TCP/IP software is now available for
every major kind of computer operating system. To
be truly on the Internet, your computer must
have TCP/IP software.
See Also:
IP
Number,
Internet,
UNIX
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Telnet
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The command and program used
to login from one Internet site to
another. The telnet command/program gets you to the
login: prompt of another host.
See Also:
Login,
Internet,
Host
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Terminal
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A device that allows you to
send commands to a computer somewhere else. At a
minimum, this usually means a keyboard and a
display screen and some simple circuitry. Usually
you will use terminal software in a personal
computer - the software pretends to be (emulates) a
physical terminal and allows you to type commands
to a computer somewhere else.
See Also:
Server
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Terminal Server
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A special purpose computer
that has places to plug in many modems on
one side, and a connection to a LAN or
host machine on the other side. Thus the
terminal server does the work of answering
the calls and passes the connections on to the
appropriate node. Most terminal
servers can provide PPP or
SLIP services if connected to the
Internet.
See Also:
LAN,
Modem,
Host,
Node,
PPP,
SLIP,
Internet,
Server
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TTFN
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Ta Ta For Now -- A shorthand
appended to a comment written in an online
forum.
See Also:
IMHO,
BTW
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TV Modem
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A Cable TV type of
modem which allows the use of the regular
Cable TV to establish an Internet connection
through the Cable TV companies, this is still in
the experimental stage and should become more
popular as the technology progresses, the speed
available through that channel should be much more
adapted to the real time video and sound.
See Also:
Modem,
Internet
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