Ethernet Adaptor 01-103
Sparr Electronics Ltd., Bangalore
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Ethernet
Ethernet is a local-area network architecture developed by Xerox, DEC, and Intel in 1976.
It operates using a shared bus or star topology, and supports data transfer rates of 10
Mbps, 100Mbps, and even 1000 Mbps formats
Ethernet frame
An Ethernet frame is a packet of data bits sent from one device to another over an
Ethernet network.
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Firmware
Firmware is programming that is inserted into programmable read-only memory
(programmable ROM), thus becoming a permanent part of a computing device. Firmware
is created and tested like software (using microcode simulation). When ready, it can be
distributed like other software and, using a special user interface, installed in the
programmable read-only memory by the user. Firmware is sometimes distributed for
printers, modems, and other computer devices.
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HOST
A Host is a computer, such as a PC that is connected to a network. Each host is assigned
its own unique IP address.
HTML
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the computer language used to produce text
files that contain typesetting commands that allow the document to be viewed with a web
browser (such as Internet Explorer® or Netscape®). HTML defines the structure of tags
and attributes used to create Web text documents.
HTTP
HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) defines how messages are formatted and
transmitted, and what actions the Web server should take.
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IP address
An IP address is 32-bit identification number assigned to networking devices connected
to a TCP/IP network such as the Internet. IP address is written, for example, in the form
192.168.206.10.