Welcome to our comprehensive A-Z Connectivity Glossary! This is your ultimate guide to the complex world of connectivity, designed to empower you with a deep understanding of key terms, concepts, and trends.
From Access Points to Zigbee Networks, we’ve got you covered. Our glossary is meticulously crafted to enhance your knowledge, whether you’re a seasoned professional or a curious beginner in the field of connectivity.
Each term in our glossary is explained in simple, easy-to-understand language, ensuring you can confidently navigate the intricate landscape of connectivity.
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- Access Point: A device that allows wireless devices to connect to a network.
- Bandwidth: The maximum data transfer rate of a network or internet connection.
- Channel Bonding: The practice of combining multiple network connections in parallel to increase throughput.
- DNS (Domain Name System): The system that translates internet domain names into IP addresses.
- Ethernet: A system for connecting computers within a local area network (LAN).
- Firewall: A network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic.
- Gateway: A hardware device that acts as a “gate” between two networks.
- Hotspot: A physical location where people can access the internet, typically using Wi-Fi.
- IP Address (Internet Protocol Address): A unique string of numbers and/or letters that identifies a device on a network.
- Jitter: The variation in latency in packet flows on a network.
- Kilobit per second (Kbps): A unit of data transfer rate.
- Latency: The delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer.
- Modem: A device that connects a computer or a router to broadband.
- Network Interface Card (NIC): A hardware component that allows computers to connect to a network.
- Optical Network Terminal (ONT): A device that converts optical signals into electrical/computer signals.
- Packet: A small amount of data sent over a network.
- Quality of Service (QoS): A feature of routers which prioritises traffic so that more important traffic can pass first.
- Router: A device that forwards data packets along networks.
- Server: A computer or system that provides resources, data, services, or programs to other computers.
- TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol): The suite of communication protocols used to connect devices on the internet.
- Uplink: The connection from a computer or local network to a larger network.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN): A service that allows you to connect to the internet via a server run by a VPN provider.
- Wi-Fi: A technology that allows devices to connect to the internet wirelessly.
- X.25: An ITU-T standard protocol suite for packet-switched wide area network (WAN).
- Yottabyte: A unit of information equal to one septillion bytes.
- Zettabyte: A unit of digital information storage used to denote the size of data.
Please note that some letters may not have a corresponding term as not all alphabets have a commonly used term in the context of internet connectivity.