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Communications & Networks Glossary
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| Access | To gain entry to a computer system | |
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| Broadband Connection | A high speed connection to the internet., for example at least 512 kilobytes/second | |
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| Cable | A medium for the transmission of data, including copper wires or optical fibre | |
| Client and server network | A method of network organisation in which network stations or clients make use of resources available on one or more servers. | |
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| Dial up connection | A method of connecting to the internet using a modem and a telephone line. | |
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| Electronic mail | Is sending messages from one computer to another over a network | |
| Electronic mail is sending messages from one computer to another over a network. | ||
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| Facsimile (fax) machine | A machine that scans a document and changes it into a signal that can be sent along a telephone line. The document is printed on another fax machine somewhere else. | |
| Facsimile (Fax) Modem | A modem that can send messages to a fax machine on another computer with a fax modem. | |
| File server | A computer on a local area network which holds files which can be accessed by users. | |
| File transfer - attachments | Sending a file over the Internet alongside and e-mail message. | |
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| Hyperlink | Hyperlinks are links between World Wide Web Pages, documents or files. They are activated by clicking on text, which acts as a button, or on a particular area of the screen, like a graphic. | |
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| Internet Service Provider (ISP) | An internet Service Provider is a company is a company that provides a host computer, which the user can connect to by dialing in. The host computer manages the communications, and also stores data such as electronic mail, web pages and files for its subscribers. This host computer is connected to the internet and subscribers can communicate with other computers on the internet. | |
| ISP | An abbreviation for Internet Service Provider | |
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| Local Area Network | A network confined to a single room or building. | |
| Log On | The way of identifying a user to a network. Usually involves a uder name or indentity and password. | |
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| Mail box | A place where electronic mail is stored while waiting to be read or downloaded. | |
| Modem | A device used to connect a computer system to a telephone line. Modem is short for MODulator DEModulator | |
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| Netiquette | A way of behaving when connected to the Internet or sending email messages. | |
| Network | Two or more computers joined together so that data can be transferred between them. | |
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| Reliability of data link | A data link is reliable if it is not likely to be affected by interference which may change the signal. | |
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| Search engine | A search engine is a special site on the World Wide Web, which is designed to help you to find information. | |
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| Text messaging | Text messaging is a method of electronic communication using a mobile phone. | |
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| User Identity | Your name or a code which identifies you on the network. Usually accompanied with a password. | |
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| Web page | A single page of information on a web site. | |
| Wide Area Network | A network which covers a large geographical area like a country. | |
| Wireless | A method or way of transmitting data without using a physical connection e.g. radio waves or infrared. | |
| World Wide Web | The World Wide Web (WWW) is a collection of information held in multimedia form on the internet. | |
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