Samsung InfoRanger SCM-140U User Manual page 57

Appendix C
C-2
Glossary
Downloading
Downloading is the transfer of data from a server to your computer's hard disk.
You can use your browser or an FTP program to download files to your computer.
When you're retrieving your email, you're downloading your email to your
computer.
E-mail (Electronic mail)
An e-mail is a message, usually text, transmitted over the Internet and sent from
one person to another (although you can also send an e-mail to a large number of
e-mail addresses (mailing list)).
Ethernet
Ethernet is one of the standard specifications for LAN connection. In the Ethernet
configuration, computers are connected with the same axle cable or twisted pair
cable that compete for network access using CSMA/CD method. Data is
transmitted at a maximum speed of 100Mbps.
The representative cables that can be used for Ethernet connection are of three-
types such as 10BASE-5, 10BASE-2, 10BASE-T. InfoRanger uses 10BASE-T
cable.
Hub
A hub is a communication device used to connect several devices and share
resources with the computers on network. It retransmits the signal that is sent by
a device and transmits the received signal dividing it.
Internet
Internet is:
1. The worldwide system of linked networks that is capable of exchanging mail
and data through a common addressing and naming system based on TCP/IP
protocols. (Internet)
2. Any group of linked networks capable of exchanging electronic mail and data
using a common protocol. (internet)