Glossary
Adapter - Printed circuit board that plugs into a PC to add to capabilities or
connectivity to a PC. In a networked environment, a network interface card
(NIC) is the typical adapter that allows the PC or server to connect to the
Internet.
ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology for transmitting
digital information at a high bandwidth on existing phone lines to homes and
businesses. Unlike regular dialup phone service, ADSL provides continuously-
available, "always on" connection. ADSL is asymmetric in that it uses most of
the channel to transmit downstream to the user and only a small part to receive
information from the user. ADSL simultaneously accommodates analog (voice)
information on the same line. ADSL is generally offered at downstream data
rates from 144 Kbps to about 6 Mbps. A form of ADSL, known as Universal
ADSL or G.lite, has been approved as a standard by the ITU-TS.
ADSL was specifically designed to exploit the one-way nature of most multi-
media communication in which large amounts of information flow toward the
user and only a small amount of interactive control information is returned.
Several experiments with ADSL to real users began in 1996. In 1998, wide-
scale installations began in several parts of the U.S. In 2000 and beyond, ADSL
and other forms of DSL are expected to become generally available in urban
areas. With ADSL (and other forms of DSL), telephone companies are com-
peting with cable companies and their cable modem services.
Bandwidth - The transmission capacity of a given facility, in terms of how
much data the facility can transmit in a fixed amount of time; expressed in bits
per second (bps).
Bit - A binary digit. The value - 0 or 1-used in the binary numbering system.
Also, the smallest form of data.
Broadband - A data-transmission scheme in which multiple signals share the
bandwidth of a medium. This allows the transmission of voice, data and video
signals over a single medium. Cable television uses broadband techniques to
deliver dozens of channels over one cable.
CPU (Central Processing Unit) - The computing part of the computer. Also
called the "processor," it is made up of the control unit and ALU.
ADSL Ethernet Modem
6. Find and double-click TCP/IP in the list to the right (below).
7. After a few seconds you will be brought back to the main Network window.
The TCP/IP Protocol should now be listed.
8. Click OK. Windows may ask for original Windows installation files. Supply
them as needed (i.e.: D:\win98, D:\win95, c:\windows\options\cabs.)
9. Windows will ask you to restart the PC. Click Yes.
The TCP/IP Installation is complete.
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