| APNIC |
Asia Pacific Network Information Center |
| Authentication |
The verification of the identity of a person or process |
| Backbone |
The top level in a hierarchical network |
| Bandwidth |
The amount of data that can be sent through a given communications circuit per second |
| CERT |
Computer Emergency Response Team |
| Client |
A computer system that requests a service of another computer system |
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| E-mail |
Electronic mail |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Question |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| HKIX |
Hong Kong Internet eXchange |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| HARNET |
The Hongkong Academic and Research Network |
| Hypertext |
Documents containing cross-references or "links" which allow the reader to move
from one document to another
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| InterNIC |
Internet Network Information Center |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IVANS |
International Value-Added Network Services |
| Leased line |
A private telephone circuit permanently connecting two points |
| Mailing list |
An e-mail address which can be expanded to yield many other e-mail addresses |
| Multimedia |
Human-computer interaction involving text, graphics, voice and video |
| PNETS |
Public Non-Exclusive Telecommunications Service |
| Newsgroups |
Collection of topic groups in Usenet |
| OFTA |
Office of the Telecommunications Authority |
| Protocol |
A set of formal rules describing how to transmit data |
| RFC |
Request For Comments |
| Server |
A computer which provides some service for other computers |
| UI |
User Interface |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
| Usenet |
Users' Network. A distributed bulletin board system |
| WWW |
World-Wide Web |