Glossary
Glossary
3G 3rd generation mobile communications.
A digital system for mobile
communications which aims at global
use and provides increased bandwidth.
3G lets a mobile device user access a wide
variety of services, such as multimedia.
Ad-hoc
operating
mode
A WLAN network mode where two or
more devices connect to each other using
WLAN directly without a WLAN access
point.
Cookies Cookies are little pieces of information,
given by the server to you, to store
information about your visits to a web
site. When you accept cookies, the server
is able to evaluate your use of the web
site, what you are interested in, what you
want to read, and so on.
DNS Domain name service. An internet service
that translates domain names such as
www.nokia.com into IP addresses such
as 192.100.124.195. Domain names are
easier to remember but this translation is
needed because the internet is based on
IP addresses.
DTMF tones Dual-tone multifrequency tones. The
DTMF system is used by touch-tone
telephones. DTMF assigns a specific
frequency, or tone, to each key so that it
can easily be identified by a
microprocessor. DTMF tones allow you to
communicate with voice mailboxes,
computerised telephony systems, and so
on.
EAP Extensible authentication protocol. EAP
plug-ins are used in wireless networks to
authenticate wireless devices and
authentication servers.
EGPRS Enhanced GPRS. EGPRS is similar to GPRS,
but it enables faster connection. For
availability and data transfer speed,
contact your service provider.
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