Verizon UM150 - Manual (Page 16)

4. GLOSSARY
NationalAccess
Analog Coverage
An area where analog service is available. Analog phones usually indicate signal
strength on an indicator in the phone's display when receiving an analog signal.
Browser
The software that allows you to view the Internet; contains navigator commands
such as forward and back; examples include Netscape, Microsoft Explorer. A Web
browser in your computer requests HTML files from Web servers and takes you to
the Internet sites you wish to visit, by linking your computer's IP address to a site's
IP address.
COM PORT (communications port)
A connector for a communications interface, usually, a serial port.
Data
Information kept in databases, on an intranet, on the Internet, etc.
Driver
Software that controls a device.
Inactivity Time-Out
A stoppage in a connection, which usually occurs after a period of time elapses,
without activity. Time-out settings are usually determined by the network.
Internet
A cooperatively run, globally distributed collection of computer networks that
exchange information via a common set of rules for exchanging data (Transfer
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol or TCP/IP).
Intranet
An intranet is a web site created by a business, which posts its own company
information in a secure part of the Internet that only employees or other
authorized users can reach. Intranets are generally protected by firewalls.
Kbps
Kilobits per second.
Kilobyte (KB)
1024 bits (Approximately 1/2 page of plain text)
Modem
Hardware that translates and transmits data over wire-line or wireless.
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