Internet communication

Internet communication

All the ways used by people to communicate with each other over the Internet, including e-mail, instant messaging (IM), feedback on blogs, contact forms on Web sites, industry forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

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Access control list (ACL)

Internet; Internet communication

The ACL is a list noting which users have access rights to network resources. Specific users, for instance, may have access to company payroll information while other users are restricted from ...

Access control

Internet; Internet communication

The ability to allocate computing resources based on a user's identity. A simple example is the setting of a password on your computer that keeps it from working until the password is entered. ...

Access rights

Internet; Internet communication

The rights a user or computer has to open up a communications pathway with a particular computer, component, or application. Limiting access rights keeps specific people, machines, or groups from ...

Access point

Internet; Internet communication

In an 802.11 wireless LAN (local-area network), the hub through which different devices using the network to communicate.

Disc server

Internet; Internet communication

On a network, a remote disc drive accessible by some or all members of the network. Data can be written to and read from a disc server by members of the network.

Access rate

Internet; Internet communication

The maximum rate at which a system can transmit data over network lines. This rate is measured in bps (bits per second). Most current networks use 100Mbps (megabits per second) network cable.

Adapter card

Internet; Internet communication

A printed circuit board connected to the motherboard at an expansion slot. An adapter card enables a computer to communicate with a peripheral. For example, a joystick requires an adapter card to ...