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T-1
A leased-line connection capable of carrying data at 1,544,000
bits-per-second. At maximum theoretical capacity, a T-1
line could move a megabyte in less than 10 seconds. That
is still not fast enough for full-screen, full-motion video, for
which you need at least 10,000,000 bits-per-second. T-1 is the
fastest speed commonly used to connect networks to the
Internet.
See
Also: Bandwidth , Bit , Byte , Ethernet , T-3
T-3
A
leased-line connection capable of carrying data at 44,736,000
bits-per-second. This is more than enough to do full-screen, full-motion
video.
See
Also: Bandwidth , Bit , Byte , Ethernet , T-1
TCP/IP
(Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) -- This is the suite of protocols
that defines the Internet. Originally designed for the
UNIX operating system, TCP/IP software is now available
for every major kind of computer operating system. To be truly
on the Internet, your computer must have TCP/IP software.
See
Also: IP Number , Internet , UNIX
Telnet
The
command and program used to login from one Internet
site to another. The telnet command/program gets you to the login:
prompt of another host.
Terabyte
1000
gigabytes.
See
Also: Byte , Kilobyte
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. Usually you will use terminal
software in a personal computer - the software pretends to be
(emulates) a physical terminal and allows you to type commands
to a computer somewhere else.
Terminal
Server
A
special purpose computer that has places to plug in many modems
on one side, and a connection to a LAN or host machine
on the other side. Thus the terminal server does the work of answering
the calls and passes the connections on to the appropriate node.
Most terminal servers can provide PPP or SLIP services
if connected to the Internet.
See
Also: LAN , Modem
, Host , Node , PPP , SLIP
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