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10BASE-T
A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks
with a data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as Category 3 (CAT 3)
wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet.
100BASE-T
A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks
with a data rate of 100 Mbps. Also known as Category 5 (CAT 5)
wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet.
ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)
The most commonly deployed flavor of DSL for home users. The
term asymmetrical refers to its unequal data rates for downloading
and uploading (the download rate is higher than the upload rate).
The asymmetrical rates benefit home users because they typically
download much more data from the Internet than they upload.
analog
Of data, having a form is analogous to the data's original waveform.
The voice component in DSL is an analog signal. See also digital.
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
A standard for high-speed transmission of data, text, voice, and
video, widely used within the Internet. ATM data rates range from
45 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps. See also data rate.
authenticate
To verify a user's identity, such as by prompting for a password.
binary
The base two system of numbers, that uses only two digits,
0 and 1, to represent all numbers. In binary, the number 1 is
written as 1, 2 as 10, 3 as 11, 4 as 100, etc. Although expressed
as decimal numbers for convenience, IP addresses in actual