Tuesday, February 15, 2011

21) Server Operating Systems

It is a software that was especially developed to serve as a platform for running multi-user computer programs, applications that are networked and programs critical to business computing.

22) T-1 Line

An AT&T term for a digital carrier facility used to transmit a DS1 formatted digital signal at 1.544 megabits per second.

23) Wide Area Network (WAN)

A network, usually constructed with serial lines, extending over distances greater than one kilometre.

24) WiMax

Stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave access. WiMax is a telecommunications technology that provides wireless transmission of data using a variety of transmission modes, from point-to-multipoint links to portable and fully mobile internet access.

25) Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP)













An internet service provider set up to deal with and deliver internet services to clients/customers through wireless access points.

26) Wireless LAN (WLAN)

Stands for Wireless Local Area Network. It is an access point that can transmit and recieve data over distances of a few hundred feet.