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Glossary
ADSL:
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. It is a
digital line for accessing Internet at high
speed.
Antivirus:
An application that detects and removes
any computer virus and other malicious
programs.
Ethernet Cable:
CA cable that is used to transmit data at
high speed in Local Area Networks (LAN).
WEP Key:
A key that is used to authenticate a user
who connects to a wireless network that
uses this type of encryption (WEP). It
permits encrypting of sent data.
Wireless client:
A hardware or software element that is
used to connect to a network of computers
without any kind of cable being used
for the purpose.
Firewall:
A hardware or software that is used in
a computer network to control and manage the
network traffic, either allowing it or rejecting it,
according to the network policies defined by
the organization hat manages the network. It
may block the establishment of the connection
to the Internet.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol):
A protocol that allows the hosts of a
network to obtain the IP configuration
settings automatically.
Fixed / Dynamic addressing:
It Indicates how Movistar assigns the IP
address to your line. If every time that
your router starts a session it can be
assigned a different IP address, this indicates
that your service includes dynamic
addressing, which is the default type of
addressing. However, if you are always
assigned the same IP address, then your IP
addressing service is fixed or static.
DNS (Domain Name System):
Domain Name Server. The server translates a
domain name (the name of a machine) into its
corresponding IP address.
Encryption or cryptography:
The science that enables one to encode
and decipher information using techniques
that make it possible to exchange messages
in a safe and secure way, because they
can only be read by the persons to whom
they are addressed.
Web Space:
It is a service that enables the user to offer his or
her own web sites or documents so that they will
be accessible on the Internet.
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