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IP See Internet Protocol
IP Address A unique four-byte number that identifies each unit on the Internet or
network. Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods
separating the bytes. This address is required to communicate on the
network (for example, 192.168.0.100).
ISP Internet Service Provider
JPEG Joint Photographic Expert Group (procedure to encode still images)
LAN See Local Area Network
Local Area Network Multiple computers linked together into a network to share information
within a limited geographic area (such as a building or a campus)
controlled by a network operating system and using a transport protocol
MAC Address Media Access Control/hardware address
NAT See Network Address Translator
Network Address A proposal for IP address re-use where the local IP address is mapped
Translator to a globally unique address
Picture A video picture that has been digitized at a particular resolution
PPP See Point-To-Point Protocol
Point-To-Point Protocol A protocol allowing a computer using TCP/IP to connect directly to the
Internet
Router A physical device that connects multiple LANs
QCIF Quarter CIF, video format with 176 x 144 pixels
Server Push A continuous stream sent from the transmitter to the web browser
Subnet Mask A mask that explains which part of an IP address is the network
address and which part composes the host address. It is usually
expressed in dotted-decimal notation (for example, 255.255.255.192).
TCP Transfer Control Protocol
UDP User Datagram Protocol
URL Uniform Resource Locator