Friday, December 17, 2010

Extranet

An Extranet is a computer network that is controlled from an outside location.

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is technology that provides services for transmission between different networks

Communication Channel

A Communication Channel either refers to a physical communication device like a wire or a software based communication device such as a radio channel

Client/Server Network

A Client/Server Network is where the client machine boots to another computer, called the server, and has that server do the work for the client

Client

A Client is either a hardware or software utility that connects to another computer called a service

Cable Modem

A Cable Modem is a network bridge and modem that provides bi-directional communication with the use of radio frequency

Biometric Security Measures

A Biometric Security Measure is a special kind of counter measure against malicious crackers that require you to input some biological information into the system to authorize the user.