Asus AAM6030VI-B1 AAM6030VI-B1 User's Manual - Page 64

AAM6000EV-M ADSL Combo Router User's Manual twisted pair upstream WAN Web browser Web page Web site WWW each router that receives a packet decrements this field by one. When the TTL reaches zero, the packet is discarded. The ordinary copper telephone wiring long used by telephone companies. It contains one or more wire pairs twisted together to reduce inductance and noise. Each telephone line uses one pair. In homes, it is most often installed with two pairs. For Ethernet LANs, a higher grade called Category 3 (CAT 3) is used for 10BASE-T networks, and an even higher grade called Category 5 (CAT 5) is used for 100BASE-T networks. See also 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, Ethernet. The direction of data transmission from the user to the Internet. Wide Area Network Any network spread over a large geographical area, such as a country or continent. With respect to the SL-6000 / SL-6300, WAN refers to the Internet. A software program that uses Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to download information from (and upload to) web sites, and displays the information, which may consist of text, graphic images, audio, or video, to the user. Web browsers use Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Popular web browsers include Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. See also HTTP, web site, WWW. A web site file typically containing text, graphics and hyperlinks (cross-references) to the other pages on that web site, as well as to pages on other web sites. When a user accesses a web site, the first page that is displayed is called the home page. See also hyperlink, web site. A computer on the Internet that distributes information to (and gets information from) remote users through web browsers. A web site typically consists of web pages that contain text, graphics, and hyperlinks. See also hyperlink, web page. World Wide Web Also called (the) Web. Collective term for all web sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed via the Internet 64