Appendix B: Glossary
individuals and companies access to the Internet and other related services such as website building and virtual hosting.
JavaScript - JavaScript is a scripting language that allows dynamic behavior to be specified within HTML documents. In order to view the JavaScript effects on Web pages, JavaScript must be supported and enabled in your browser’s preference settings
LAN - A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example, within an office building).
Latency - The time delay between when the first bit of a packet is received and the last bit is forwarded.
Link - Physical connection between two nodes in a network. It can consist of a data communication circuit or a direct channel (cable) connection.
MAC Address - The MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique
number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, 93 such as a network adapter, that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level.
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) - The maximum packet size, in bytes, that a particular interface will handle.
Mbps (MegaBits Per Second) - One million bits per second; unit of measurement for data transmission.
mIRC - mIRC runs under Windows and provides a graphical interface for logging onto IRC servers and listing, joining, and leaving channels.
Narrowband - Mobile or portable radio services which can be used to provide services to both individuals and businesses such as paging and data services.
NAT - NAT (Network Address Translation) is the translation of an Internet Protocol address (IP address) used within one network to a different IP address known within another network. One network is designated the inside network and the other is the outside.
