Rosewill RNX-N1/N1MAC User Manual
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Wireless Adapter
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Backward Compatible
The ability for new devices to communicate and interact with older legacy devices to
guarantee interoperability
Bandwidth
The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmitted to and from a
network device
Basic Input/Output System
BIOS. A program that the processor of a computer uses to startup the system once it is
turned on
Baud
Data transmission speed
Beacon
A data frame by which one of the stations in a Wi-Fi network periodically broadcasts
network control data to other wireless stations.
Bit rate
The amount of bits that pass in given amount of time
Bit/sec
Bits per second
BOOTP
Bootstrap Protocol. Allows for computers to be booted up and given an IP address with no
user intervention
Bottleneck
A time during processes when something causes the process to slowdown or stop all
together
Broadband
A wide band of frequencies available for transmitting data
Broadcast
Transmitting data in all directions at once
Browser
A program that allows you to access resources on the web and provides them to you
graphically
C
Cable modem
A device that allows you to connect a computer up to a coaxial cable and receive Internet
access from your Cable provider
CardBus
A newer version of the PC Card or PCMCIA interface. It supports a 32-bit data path, DMA,
and consumes less voltage
CAT 5
Category 5. Used for 10/100 Mbps or 1Gbps Ethernet connections
Client
A program or user that requests data from a server
Collision
When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact
same time.
Cookie
Information that is stored on the hard drive of your computer that holds your preferences to
the site that gave your computer the cookie
D
Data
Information that has been translated into binary so that it can be processed or moved to