Short for a virtual private server, a VPS is a hosting service that provides users with a virtual machine with full superuser/r...
Short for registered jack 45, RJ45, sometimes spelt RJ-45, is the connector used in Ethernet cables that can be seen at the end...
Often abbreviated to a BBS, a bulletin board system is a server that a user can establish a connection to by using a terminal p...
Short for user’s network, Usenet is an early form of a forum system on the internet that is built on a command-line interface a...
A cancelbot is a program that automatically sends messages to bulletin-board Usenet internet newsgroups to delete certain posti...
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...
Often abbreviated to NAS, network-attached storage is a single storage device that connects to a LAN. Instead of computers shar...
Short for fibre to the premises, FTTP is one of the fastest types of broadband available, since all of the cables are fibre opt...
Short for digital subscriber line, DSL is a broadband technology that is used to transmit digital signals over telephone lines....
A data centre is a location in a building where computer systems, web servers, mail servers, file servers, and storage systems....
Short for a content delivery network, a CDN is a group of servers distributed in different geographical locations that are desi...
Jitter refers to small, irregular time delays in the transferring of data packets from one host to another. Jitter is the diffe...
Ping is a software application that uses a command-line interface to test the reachability of a computer network by sending a s...
A HTTP status code is a three-digit code that identifies the status of a HTTP request on the World Wide Web. For example, the H...
A domain registry is a company that maintains a database of all domain names and associated registrant information. In the hire...
A hub is the most basic type of network device that connects multiple devices in a network to each other and is in the physical...
Often abbreviated to a PAN, a personal area network is a small network designed to connect devices, such as desktop computers.....
Short for a second-level domain, an SLD, also known as a 2LD is the custom name that appears before the TLD, usually com, net,....
Short for quality of service, QoS is the prioritisation of network traffic, such as video and audio and it only applies to netw...
Short for Internet Protocol Version 6, IPv6, also known as IPng or IP Next Generation is the more recent and advanced version o...
Short for Internet Protocol Version 4, IPv4 is the most common type of IP address. It is the fourth version of an IP address th...
A host refers to a computer or device that is connected to a network. Hosts are accessible over a network and communicate with...
Short for Request For Comments, an RFC is an official document from the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) which forms the ...
Tunnelling is a technology that enables data to be moved from one network to another. In other words, it enables one network to...
A subnetwork, also known as a subnet is a part of a larger network. It is a separately identifiable part of a network, often a LA...
An autonomous system, often abbreviated to an AS is a large network or group of networks that make up the internet. Each autono...
Short for the Socket Secure protocol, SOCKS is a protocol used for transferring data between the source and the server through....
Cloud computing refers to any hosted service that is delivered over the internet. In other words, it is the use of computing po...
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