Creative CW2202 manual Glossary

Glossary

10Base-T

Ad-hoc mode

Antenna

AP (Access Point)

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

Bandwidth

Binary

A wiring standard used for Ethernet networks that can transmit data at up to 10 Mbps transmission using baseband unshielded twisted pair cables. The maximum cable length is 100 meters (330 feet).

Asmall peer-to-peer network mode, in which wireless clients are connected to each other directly without using an AP. Some of the wireless clients are part of the network for a limited duration. They are also in close proximity with the rest of the network. According to the IEEE 802.11b specification, Ad-hoc mode is referred to as an independent basic service set.

A device that intercepts radio frequency (RF) waves from the atmosphere and converts them to corresponding signal voltages.

A networking device that transparently bridges wireless computers to a wired local network.

ASCII is the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet. In an ASCII file, each alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a 7-bit binary number (a string of seven 0s or 1s). 128 possible characters are defined.

A measure of the maximum rate of data transfer. A higher bandwidth allows more data transmission in a given period of time. For digital services, the bandwidth is usually expressed in bits or bytes per second.

A number system that has only two digits, 0 and 1.

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