Glossary
4G/3G Networks
In telecommunications, 4G is the fourth generation of mobile phone mobile
communications standards. It is a successor of the third generation (3G)
standards. A 4G system provides mobile ultra-broadband Internet access,
for example to laptops with USB wireless modems, to smartphones, and to
other mobile devices.
3G, short for 3rd Generation, is a term used to represent the 3rd generation
of mobile telecommunications technology. This is a set of standards used
for mobile devices and mobile telecommunication services and networks
that comply with the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-
2000) specifications by the International Telecommunication Union. 3G
finds application in wireless voice telephony, mobile Internet access, fixed
wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV.
Bonjour
Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic
discovery of devices and services on a local network using industry standard
IP protocols. Bonjour makes it easy to discover, publish, and resolve network
services with a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use.
Browser
The software that allows you to view the Internet; contains navigator
commands such as forward and back; examples include Netscape, Microsoft
Explorer. A Web browser in your computer requests HTML files from Web
servers and takes you to the Internet sites you wish to visit, by linking your
computer's IP address to a site's IP address.
Data
Information kept in databases, intranet, Internet, and etc.
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