ESR9855G Wireless N Gaming Router
Bottleneck
A time during processes when something causes the process to slowdown or stop all together
Broadband
A wide band of frequencies available for transmitting data
Broadcast
Transmitting data in all directions at once
Browser
A program that allows you to access resources on the web and provides them to you graphically
C
Cable modem
A device that allows you to connect a computer up to a coaxial cable and receive Internet access from your Cable provider
CardBus
A newer version of the PC Card or PCMCIA interface. It supports a
CAT 5
Category 5. Used for 10/100 Mbps or 1Gbps Ethernet connections
Client
A program or user that requests data from a server
Collision
When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact same time.
Cookie
Information that is stored on the hard drive of your computer that holds your preferences to the site that gave your computer the cookie
D
Data
Information that has been translated into binary so that it can be processed or moved to another device
Data Encryption Standard
Uses a randomly selected
Database
Organizes information so that it can be managed updated, as well as easily accessed by users or applications.
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