Glossary
Glossary
3G
3rd generation mobile
communications. A digital system for
mobile communications which aims at
global use and provides increased
bandwidth. 3G lets a mobile device
user access a wide variety of services,
such as multimedia.
Ad-hoc
operating
mode
A WLAN network mode where two or
more devices connect to each other
using WLAN directly without a WLAN
access point.
Cookies Cookies are little pieces of information,
given by the server to you, to store
information about your visits to a web
site. When you accept cookies, the
server is able to evaluate your use of
the web site, what you are interested
in, what you want to read, and so on.
DNS Domain name service. An internet
service that translates domain names
such as www.nokia.com into IP
addresses such as 192.100.124.195.
Domain names are easier to remember
but this translation is needed because
the internet is based on IP addresses.
DTMF tones Dual-tone multifrequency tones. The
DTMF system is used by touch-tone
telephones. DTMF assigns a specific
frequency, or tone, to each key so that
it can easily be identified by a
microprocessor. DTMF tones allow you
to communicate with voice mailboxes,
computerised telephony systems, and
so on.
EAP Extensible authentication protocol.
EAP plug-ins are used in wireless
networks to authenticate wireless
devices and authentication servers.
EGPRS Enhanced GPRS. EGPRS is similar to
GPRS, but it enables faster connection.
For availability and data transfer
speed, contact your service provider.
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