4G (fourth generation) - Answer Wireless phone network capable of delivering
high-speed broadband Internet access to mobile devices.
4G mobile hotspot - Answer A device that connects a wireless local area network to a
wireless phone network at broadband speeds.
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) - Answer A U.S. Department of Defense
agency that created the first global computer network.
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) - Answer A computer
network, funded by ARPA, which provided the basis for early networking research and
served as backbone during the development of the Internet.
Backbone - Answer The highest level in the computer network hierarchy, to which
smaller networks generally attach.
Bandwidth - Answer The amount of information, sometimes called traffic, that can be
carried on a network at one time. The total capacity of a line. Also, the rate of data
transfer over a network connection; measured in bits per second.
Client A computer connected to a network. Also, a system or application-such as a Web
browser or user agent-that requests a service from another computer, called the
server, and is used to access files or documents.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) A high-speed direct connection to the Internet using
all-digital networks.
Gateway A node on a network that serves as an entrance to other networks.
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