Browser - a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web (ex: Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer)
Dial-up Access - a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network to establish a dialed-up connection to an ISP via telephone lines
DSL - a family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network
Ethernet cable - provides communication via data packets among computers
Internet Protocol - the primary protocol that establishes the Internet used for relaying information across networks
Internet Service Provider (ISP) - a company that provides access to the Internet over various connection systems
Kilobit - one thousand bits (the basic unit of information in computing and telecommunications)
Modem - (modulator-demodulator) a device that changes analog signals to digital information, and then decodes the transmitted information
Network Icon - an icon on the computer screen to indicate if an Internet connection is established and working
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Phone jack - connection point for a telephone wire, commonly fixed in the wall of a room
Proxy server - a computer system or application that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers
Router - a computer networking device
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