DNS
The domain name system (DNS) is an internet service that translates domain names (like wired.com) into IP addresses (like 208.77.188.166). We use domain names because people can remember words better...
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NetCaster was Netscape Communicator’s push delivery system. It was basically a web environment that is always active and can update its onscreen appearance without going to a new URL or reloading. Like...
View ArticleNAT
Short for network address translation, a NAT server acts as a transition point between your local LAN and the internet at large. The NAT server converts all of the IP addresses on your local LAN to one...
View ArticleMbone
Mbone is short for multicast backbone on the internet, and is an extension to the internet designed to support IP multicasting, or the transmission of data packets to multiple addresses. Most of this...
View ArticleISP
Short for internet service provider, an ISP owns and operates all of the equipment (telephony, digital cable, servers, etc.) that allow you to connect to the internet from your home or office. Most...
View ArticleDSL
A digital subscriber line, or DSL, is a communications technology that allows data to travel at very high speeds over standard telephone wire without interrupting normal telephone service. The primary...
View ArticleDHCP
The dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is an addressing protocol for TCP/IP networks. IP addresses are leased to individual computers on the network from a DHCP server. DHCP allows users to...
View ArticleChannels
Channels refer to the conduits in which to deliver content or data. In web development, channels may refer to the data feeds allowing content onscreen without reloading the page or redrawing the whole...
View ArticleBroadband
Broadband is a general term used to describe any high-speed, high-bandwidth, “always on” internet connection. Cable modems, DSL modems, satellite link-ups, and T1 lines are all broadband devices....
View ArticleBridge
A bridge (not to be confused with a router) is a data network device used to connect two network segments of different protocols. For example, if you want computers on a TCP/IP network to talk to...
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