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Definitions of broadband related terms
- Internet - Internet is worldwide network that links millions of computers. Among these computers are the servers of Internet service providers and the computers of end users that are both businesses and residential customers
- Network - Computers linked to one another and being able to communicate and therefore share information. The different type of network is Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and the Wide Area Network. The LAN is one site coverage network. The MAN is a several site reduced coverage (one city for instance) and anything above up to worldwide coverage is a WAN.
- Broadband - Broadband means high speed and always on Internet access. There is no clear threshold to define what the minimum speed is for Broadband. Looking at the Internet market one can consider that broadband starts at a speed of 256. 512 twice as fast as 256K.
- Download / upload - download (downlink) speed is the speed as which you can receive information (data) over the web and upload (uplink) speed is the speed as which you can send information (data) over the web. 85% of the Internet traffic is typically download and 15% upload
- Bandwidth - Is the volume of data you can access (download or upload) within a limited time. It is usually measured as follow: Kilobits / second (Kbps).
- Browsing - Reading documents on the Internet
- Surfing - Same meaning as browsing. Refers to going from page to page on the Web
- Modem - A modem is a device that enables a computer to transmit and receive data
- Anti virus & anti spam software - Programs to detect and remove viruses and spam
- Spam - Spam is flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it. Most spam is commercial advertising, often for dubious products, get-rich-quick schemes
- WIFI - Wireless Fidelity is wireless network protocol with local (from the modem to the computer) troughput up to 54 Mbps and a reduced coverage 10 to 20 m meter radius.
- Ethernet access - Connect your computer to the Livebox with (Ethernet) cables
- IP - IP stands for Internet Protocol it is the language used over the internet for computers to find themselves. An IP address is composed of up to 12 digits and is for example as follow : 255.255.255.255
- VOIP - VoIP (voice over IP) is an IP telephony term for a set of facilities used to manage the delivery of voice call over the Internet encapsulating the voice in IP cells. A major advantage of VoIP and Internet telephony is that it avoids the tolls charged by ordinary telephone service e.g www.skype.com
- EV-DO - Evolution-Data Optimized is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals, typically for broadband Internet access. Supports downlink (forward link) data rates up to 3.1 Mbit/s and uplink (reverse link) data rates of up to 1.8 Mbit/s.
- ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voice-band modem can provide. Telkom's ADSL download throughput is up to 512 Kbps
- USB modem - Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to interface devices. USB Modem is modem that can be used with wireless networks such as CDMA EVDO and 1X. USB Modem can store software inside e.g. drivers so when installing USB model user can have 'plug and play' experience. No separate CD's required for installation.
- PCMCIA card - PCMCIA Card is laptop computers. The PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. PCMCIA cards or data cards are used with wireless networks such as CDMA EVDO and CDMA 1X.
- CDMA 1X - CDMA2000 1x, the core CDMA2000 wireless air interface standard, is also known as 1x, 1xRTT, and IS-2000. The designation "1x", meaning "1 times Radio Transmission Technology". Although capable of higher data rates, most deployments are limited to a peak of 144 kbps throughput.
- Dial-up - Dial-up Internet Access is a form of Internet access via telephone line.[1] The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. Modern dial-up modems typically have a maximum theoretical speed of 56 Kbps
- Kbps - kilobit per second is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000 bits per second.
- Bit - is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1
- Byte is 8 times bit e.g. 256 Kbps (Kilobits per second) is 32 KB/s (KiloBytes per second)
