DIGITAL TERMINOLOGIES

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1. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Line. A service which makes it possible to send high volumes of data at high speeds across the existing copper cables of the telephone lines.
2. API-Application program interface. An interface between an operating system and application programs that includes the calling convention used for their communication and the services that the operating system makes available to the program. An API provides a set of routines, protocol, and tools for building software applications, and specifies the standard software interrupts, calls, functions and data formats that an application must use to contact with hardware or network services. 
3. APPLET-A small application such as a utility or a small program that does not run on its own but it is embedded and run from within other application. Applet often cannot access certain resources on local computer such as files and serial devices and cannot communicate with most other computers across a network. A small distributed application created with the sun Microsystems java programming language. Java applets are often embedded in HTML pages and can be downloaded and used by any computer equipped with java capable browser.
4. ATM-Asynchronous transfer mode. A means of carrying data across networks so that capability can be used effectively; data packages are sent according to demands without having to wait for specific time slots.                                                                                                 copyright vishal                  
5. BACKBONE-A network topology consisting of a single high speed line or series of connection that forms a major pathway within a network.
6. BANDWIDTH-Transmission capacity. Increased bandwidth translates into faster internet access speed.
7. BROADBAND-High speed transmission usually referring to speeds of 1.5mbps or above. 
8. BLUETOOTH-A short range wireless connection standard. It aims to link a wide range of computers, electronics and telecom devices. The technology uses a low power two way radio link which is built into a microchip.                                                                                              #####
9. CIDR-Classless interdomain routing. A technique supported by BGP-4 that eliminates the necessity for network address classes by explicitly advertising the length(netmask) associated with each prefix. 
10. CIT-Computer integrated telephony. The linking of telephone and IT systems to provide a seamless service to customers, whatever their means of contact be.
11. CHURN-The turnover to customer subscriptions calculated as (number of subscriber at the beginning of the period minus the number of subscriber at the end of the period) divided by the number of the subscriber at the beginning of the period.
12. CLECs-Competitive local exchange carriers (CLEs) are new upstarts that allow wholesale access to the existing infrastructure for resale through the telecom act (USA).
13. COOKIES-A small data file written to your hard disk by some website when you view them in your browser. These data files contain information the site can use to track such things as password, list of pages you have visited and the day when you last looked at certain page.                                                                                                 copyright akhouri vishal sinha
14. DBMS-Database Management System. A collection of program that enables you to store, modify and extract information from a database. The DBMS accepts requests for data from the application program and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data.
15. DNS-Domain Name System. This system used on the internet for translating the names of the network hosts into IP addresses. 
16. DOCSIS-Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification. It is a set of standard of transferring data via cable TV.                                     #########
17. EXTRANETS-These are secure private communication networks within the internet connecting users across organizations. 
18. EAI-Enterprise Application Integration. It is integrating IT systems with new applictions; a sophisticated approach to middleware. 
19. ERP-Enterprise Resoruce Planning. The linking of companies various business operations and functions by means of complex software. #####
20. FORWARDING SERVER-The forwarding server passes a request for service from a proxy user to a remote server or another forwarding server for authentication.  
21. FTP-File Transfer Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used to transfer files between network hosts or two internet sites.  Many internet sites can be publicly accessed through the use of FTP. Users can log in with the account name anonymous. These sites are called anonymous FTP servers.                                                                                          ###########
22. GUI-Graphic User Interface. A software interface based on pictorial representations and menus of operations and files.
23. GIF-Graphic Interchange Format. It is the de facto standard images on the web. This format is used when the image is a line drawing. It is considered superior to the jpeg format for its clarity and ability to maintain the originality of an image without lowering its quality.
24. GSM-Global System For Mobile Communication. It is the European standard for mobile phones.                                                  ##########
25. HFC NETWORK-Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Networks are communication networks (typically a cable TV network) that uses a combination of optical fiber and coaxial cable. The fiber provides the high speed backbone and the coax is used to connect the end user to the backbone. 
26. HEAD END-The originating point in communication system such as where the cable company has its satellite disc and TV antenna for receiving incoming programmes.                                            ##########
27. INTEGRATED MESSAGING-A messaging service integrating e-mail, FAX, voice mail and paging. 
28. IXCs- Interexchange Carriers are long distance telephone companies. #####
29. JPEG-Joint Photographic Experts Group. This format is used if an image is a photograph, a medical image or a complex photographic illustrations. JPEG images are full color images and hence they look distorted when viewed on the monitor supporting 256 colors.
30. JAVA-JAVA, according to Sun Microsystems,-' JAVA is simple object oriented, distributed, interpreted, robust, secure, architecture neutral, portable, high performance, multi-threaded and dynamic language. JAVA programs can be easily downloaded from the internet.
31. JDBC-JAVA Database Connectivity. A JAVA application programming interface (API) for executing structured query language (SQL statements). It provides the standard API for tool and database developer to write database applications in pure JAVA.

more terms to be added soon......

(courtesy-The Pioneer and The Economic Times)

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