Smilodon | January 5, 2008
Rip a Disk Rip is the slang term for the process of copying digital data from a CD or DVD onto a computer. The word rip comes from the idea of ripping, or peeling, the data from a disc, which is not what really happens. Ripping a disk simply copies the data. It does not [...]
Smilodon | January 4, 2008
Upload is the general term to describe the process of sending a computer file from your computer to somewhere else on the Internet. For the casual user the term is encountered mostly when sending photos or video clips, either to a friend via web email or to a photo-sharing site like Flickr. When computer files, [...]
Smilodon | January 3, 2008
Bandwidth is the term used to describe the amount of information that can cross any particular point in either direction on the Internet. Higher bandwidth means more data can be transferred. It also costs more money. Related to bandwidth is the term traffic. If you think of bandwidth as a highway, ranging from a gravel [...]
Smilodon | January 2, 2008
Your Internet service provider, abbreviated ISP, is the company that you pay to connect your home computers to the Internet. In the early days of the Internet, online subscription services such as GEnie, Prodigy, CompuServe, and America Online (AOL), had dial-up services with graphical interfaces, but they were all closed systems. In other words, once [...]
Smilodon | January 1, 2008
Most homes have a single connection to the Internet, which is shared by all of the computers in the home. This process is made possible by an additional piece of hardware called a router. Technically, a router is a more general term which applies to specialized computer devices which control all Internet traffic at an [...]