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way of a dedicated communication line. An ISP offers
the use of its dedicated communication lines to
companies or individuals who can’t afford the high
monthly cost for a direct connection.
J
JAVA
Java is a programming language that is specially
designed for writing programs that can be safely
downloaded to your computer through the Internet
without the fear of viruses. It is an object-oriented
multi-thread programming best for creating applets and
applications for the Internet, Intranet and other
complex, distributed network.
L
LAN
Local Area Network a computer network that spans a
relatively small area sharing common resources. Most
LANs are confined to a single building or group of
buildings.
M
MJPEG
MJPEG (Motion JPEG) composes a moving image by
storing each frame of a moving picture sequence in
JPEG compression, and then decompressing and
displaying each frame at rapid speed to show the
moving picture.
MPEG4
MPEG4 is designed to enable transmission and
reception of high-quality audio and video over the
Internet and next-generation mobile telephones.
N
NAT
Network Address Translator generally applied by a
router that makes many different IP addresses on an
internal network appear to the Internet as a single
address. For routing messages properly within your
network, each device requires a unique IP address.
But the addresses may not be valid outside your
network. NAT solves the problem. When devices within
