vocab words

Modem: A modem (mo dulator-dem odulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information

Node: is a connection point, either a redistribution point or a communication endpoint

Peer-Peer Network: Peers make a portion of their resources, such as processing power, disk storage or network bandwidth

Proxy Server: a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application program) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources

Public Switched Telephone Network: The public switched telephone network (PSTN) also referred to as the plain old telephone service (POTS) is the network of the world's public circuit-switched telephone networks.

Router: A router is an electronic device that intercepts signals on a computer network. The router determines where the signals have to go.

Server: a computer program running as a service, to serve the needs or requests of other programs

Server Operating System: The operating system was first released in 1999 as Mac OS X Server 1.0, with a desktop-oriented version (Mac OS X v10.0) following in March 2001.

T-1 Line: A T1 span can have up to -130 Volts of DC power superimposed on the associated four wire cable pairs to line or "Span" power line repeaters

Wide Area Network: A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries

WiMax: is a telecommunications protocol that provides fixed and fully mobile Internet access.

Wireless Internet Service Provider: Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) are Internet service providers with networks built around wireless networking.

Wireless LAN: A wireless LAN is actually an extension of a LAN or even a WAN