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Terminal A device that allows you to send commands to a computer somewhere else. At a
minimum, this usually means a keyboard and a display screen and some simple
circuitry.
Terminal Emulation
Software
Software that pretends to be (emulates) a physical terminal and allows you to type
commands to a computer somewhere else.
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol is an Internet file transfer protocol similar to FTP (File
Transfer Protocol), but it is scaled back in functionality so that it requires fewer
resources to run. TFTP uses the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) rather than TCP
(Transmission Control Protocol).
UDP UDP is a connectionless transport service that dispenses with the reliability services
provided by TCP. UDP gives applications a direct interface with IP and the ability to
address a particular application process running on a host via a port number without
setting up a connection session.
UNIX A widely used operating system in large networks.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) URL is an object on the Internet or an intranet that resides
on a host system. Objects include directories and an assortment of file types, including
text files, graphics, video, and audio. A URL is the address of an object that is normally
typed in the Address field of a Web browser. The URL is basically a pointer to the
location of an object.
VPN Virtual Private Network. These networks use public connections (such as the Internet)
to transfer information. That information is usually encrypted for security purposes.
WAN Wide Area Network s link geographically dispersed offices in other cities or around the
globe. Just about any long-distance communication medium can serve as a WAN link,
including switched and permanent telephone circuits, terrestrial radio systems, and
satellite systems.
WWW (World Wide Web) -- Frequently used when referring to "The Internet", WWW has two
major meanings - First, loosely used: the whole constellation of resources that can be
accessed using Gopher, FTP, HTTP, telnet, USENET, WAIS and some other tools.
Second, the universe of hypertext servers (HTTP servers).