Asynchronous transfer mode, often abbreviated to ATM, and not to be confused with an automated teller machine, is a connection....
Bluebugging is a type of attack where a malicious hacker establishes a backdoor on a user's device, allowing them to take over...
Bluesnarfing is a type of attack where a malicious hacker gains unauthorised access to personal information and data on a device...
An internet connection that is established through the use of a modem is known as a dial-up. The computer is connected to stand...
In wireless communications, piggybacking, also known as Wi-Fi squatting, refers to the unauthorised use of someone else’s wirel...
The payload refers to the data that is within a data packet and the only data that is received by the destination system. It is...
Uptime refers to the time period when a network or server is up and running. It is the opposite of downtime, which refers to th...
In computing, a bottleneck occurs when one destination becomes overloaded with data, causing a network or server to slow down a...
Data transfer rate is a measure of the speed that a network device can send data. It specifies the amount of data that can be t...
Routing is the process of selecting a path for a data packet to be transported from source to destination. Routers are response...
Short for fibre to the premises, FTTP is one of the fastest types of broadband available, since all of the cables are fibre opt...
Downtime refers to the time when a network or a server is inaccessible due to congestion, maintenance, rebooting, physical disc...
Short for digital subscriber line, DSL is a broadband technology that is used to transmit digital signals over telephone lines....
Broadband, also known as wideband is a telecommunications technology that provides high-speed data transmission through physica...
Tunnelling is a technology that enables data to be moved from one network to another. In other words, it enables one network to...
In computing, a hop is known as a router or a gateway that is an intermediary device between two different remote hosts, nodes,...
Wireless is an adjective that describes network technologies that enable devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets, to...
Streaming is the process of transferring data from the internet, usually audio and video files directly to a device without the...
Short for Category 5 Enhanced, Cat 5e is a type of Ethernet cable standard that is a newer version of Cat 5. Even though it has...
Short for Category 5, Cat 5 is a type of Ethernet cable that supports data transfer speeds of up to 100 Mb/s and is made up of....
An upload, sometimes shortened to a U/L is a term used to describe a file being copied from a device to a server in order for i...
A download, sometimes shortened to a DL or D/L is a term used to describe a file being copied from a web server to another devi...
Latency is a term that refers to the period of time that it takes for data to be transferred or processed to its destination. I...
In computing, a handshake refers to the process of a signal or a connection being established between two devices. In a similar...
A network packet, also known as a datagram is a segment of data that is sent over a network, such as a LAN. All methods of data...
Bandwidth is a term that refers to the measure of the maximum amount of data that can be transmitted from one position to anoth...
Tethering, also known as phone-as-modem (PAM) is the sharing of the internet connection of a mobile phone to a connected comput...
Bluetooth is a high-speed wireless communication technology that uses low-power radio waves in order to allow two electronic de...
Wi-Fi is a wireless technology, believed to be short for Wireless Fidelity, although it is not the official full word for Wi-Fi...
Ethernet is a popular high-speed wired technology for directly connecting a device, such as a laptop or a computer to a router....
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