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APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
Analog Coverage
An area where analog service is available. Analog phones usually indicate signal strength on an
indicator in the phone’s display when receiving an analog signal.
Browser
The software that allows you to view the Internet; contains navigator commands such as forward and
back; examples include Netscape, Microsoft Explorer. A Web browser in your computer requests HTML
les from Web servers and takes you to the Internet sites you wish to visit, by linking your computer’s IP
address to a site’s IP address.
COM PORT (communications port)
A connector for a communications interface, usually, a serial port.
Data
Information kept in databases, on an intranet, on the Internet, etc.
Driver
Software that controls a device.
Inactivity Time-Out
A stoppage in a connection, which usually occurs after a period of time elapses, without activity. Time-
out settings are usually determined by the network.
Internet
A cooperatively run, globally distributed collection of computer networks that exchange information
via a common set of rules for exchanging data (Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol or TCP/IP).
Intranet
An intranet is a web site created by a business, which posts its own company information in a secure
part of the Internet that only employees or other authorized users can reach. Intranets are generally
protected by rewalls.
Kbps
Kilobits per second.
Kilobyte (KB)
1024 bits (Approximately 1/2 page of plain text)
Modem
Hardware that translates and transmits data over wire-line or wireless.
Package Minutes
Package minutes are those minutes included in the cost of a monthly service plan. Once the packaged
minutes have been exhausted, additional airtime charges apply. Please refer to Plans and Pricing for
more information, details and oers in your area.
Packet Switching
Packet-switching messages are divided into packets or pieces before transmission over one or more
routes and are reassembled at their destination.
POP3 e-mail
Protocol used by ISP’s mail servers to manage e-mail for subscribers. E-mail clients such as Microsoft
Outlook support POP3.
Proxy Settings
A specic IP (Internet Protocol) address that allows access to a secured enterprise network. The proxy
settings provide directions to a computer so that it can locate an address and access information and
services, which exist at that location.
Search Engine
A program that receives a user’s search request, compares it to the entries in the index, and returns
results to help the user nd relevant information.
Serial Port
A connector on a computer used to connect peripherals, which communicate using a serial protocol.