Telecommunication Vocabulary

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Telecommunication Vocabulary 1. Bandwidth (the width of a band of electromagnetic frequencies)-- how fast data flows on a given transmission path (or the width of the range of frequencies that an electronic signal occupies on a given transmission medium). Any digital or analog signal has a bandwidth. 2. Baud Rate--the speed at which data (0&1) is transmitted. (bits per second) 3. Bulletin Board System (BBS)--a place on the network where public messages can be left and one message can reach all users 4. Cyberspace--being on-line through a computer 5. Download--receiving a file from another computer 6. Electronic Mail (E-Mail)--messages that are sent and received over a computer network 7. Global Village--people around the world joined together through electronic communication 8. http--hypertext transfer protocol 9. Hyperlink--a link on a web page that connects to another web page or a multimedia resource (arrow becomes a hand) 10. Hypertext--text which contains a hyperlink 11. Hypermedia--a hyperlink that links to other forms of media: graphics, sound, video, etc. 12. Information Highway--information networks of data that are available when you go online. 13. Internet--A global network of many smaller computer networks. 14. Log Off--disconnecting electronically from a computer system 15. Log On--connecting electronically with a computer system or service usually by entering your name and a password 16. Modem--allows computer signals (0&1) to be sent over telephone lines 17. Network--two or more computers connected together 18. On-line--electronically connected through the use of a modem and telephone line, cable modem, or DSL 19. Telecommunication--communicating over a distance. Some examples of information that can be telecommunicated are files, programs, data, text, music, sound, clip art, graphics, video, and photographs. 20. Telecomputing--computers sending or receiving information by electronic means 21. World Wide Web--Internet interface that contains millions of hypertext documents. 22. Upload--sending a file from one computer to another 23. URL--a web address or location; called the uniform resource locator or universal resource locator

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