| 512k | 512 kb or Half a megabyte (mb) |
| ADSL | Same as Broadband. |
| Backup | Somewhere you place a copy of your files, in case of emergency. more |
| Bluetooth | Wireless communication upto 10 metres. |
| CD-RW | Read / write CD |
| cpu | The central processor / chip |
| FDD | Floppy disk drive |
| Firewire | Fast peripheral cable, like usb. IE1394. |
| FTP | File transfer protocol. Used to upload/download from a server on the Internet. For example our backup service. |
| gb | gigabyte 1,024 mb's |
| ghz | Gigahertz. CPU speed. |
| HDD | Hard Disk Drive |
| HTTP | Hypertext transport protocol, used to transport web pages. |
| HTML | Hypertext markup language, programming language / script for web pages. |
| Hyperlink | A link to another webpage. Usually underlined. |
| IE 1394 | Firewire. |
| Internet | This is what the Web runs on. |
| kb | kilobyte |
| Kbps | kilobytes per second (used for broadband speed) |
| Laptop | Same as notebook, mobile computer. |
| mb | megabyte 1,024 kilobytes |
| mbps | megabytes per second |
| memory | See RAM. |
| Microfilter | adsl splitter, splits data & voice in a small telephone jack/socket. |
| Modem | Can be analogue modem, that uses tradional BT tel line, or digital that uses adsl or cable modem. |
| Network | 2 or more computers connected. |
| NIC | Network Interface Card |
| PAYG | pay as you go, charged on extra data downloaded (adsl). |
| PCMCIA | Credit card sized push in card for laptop. |
| RAM | Memory, chips contaning fast access data. 128mb - 1gb usually. |
| RJ11 | Modem cable |
| RJ45 | The connector for network / ethernet cable. |
| Router | A network device to route information across networks. Used to share an internet connection. eg adsl router. |
| Server | A larger computer, that many users access. |
| USB | Universal serial bus, general peripheral connector. |
| Wireless | usually refers to a network connecting over radiowaves upto 100 metres. |
| Web | The Web, are graphical HTML webpages, based on servers across the world. |