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| Megabyte | The term "megabyte" could be either 1000 bytes to the second power or 1024 bytes to the second power. Towards 2007 the standard was set at 1000 bytes to the second power and mebibyte became 1024 bytes to the seoond power. In other words it is 1.000,000 bytes. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte |
| Byte | A byte is 8 bits or the most basic unit of measurement of information storage in computer science | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte |
| Bit | A bit is a binary digit valued to be eihter 0 or 1 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit |
| IP Address | An IP address (Internet Protocol Address) is a logical address of a network adapter. The IP address is unique and identifies computers on a network. An IP address can be private, for use on a LAN or public for use on the internet or other WAN. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address |
| LAN (Local Area Network) | A LAN is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communication line or wireless link. These connected devices share the common resouces of a server within a small geographic area. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network |
| WAN (Wide Area Network) | is a network that covers a wide geographic area, such as crossing metropolitan or regional, or national boundaries. WANs are used to connect LANs and other types of networks together | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_area_network |
| TCP/IP | The Internet Protocol Suite (commonly known as TCP/IP) is a set of communication protocols used for the internet . It consists of two important protocols: Transimission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP). These were the first two networking protocols defined in this standard. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite |
| DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) | is a set of technologies that enables digital data transmission along a local telephone network. The typical download speed of consumer DSL services starts from 256 kilobits per second to 24,000 kbit/s. Usually upload speed is lower than download speed. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Subscriber_Line |
| Broadband Internet Access | also enable digital data transmission via cable. Its typical speed is at least 256 kbit/s | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_Internet_access |
| Kilobit | a kilobit is 10 to the power of 3 bits, or 1000 bits. It also has an alternative binary definition: 2 to the power of 10 bits, or 1024 bits. It is usually used to descibe communication speeds. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobit |
