| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol |
| bps |
bits per second |
| Bit |
Binary DigIT |
| B8ZS |
Binary 8 Zero Substitution |
| CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
| CIDR |
Classless Inter-Domain Routing |
| CSU |
Channel Service Unit |
| DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
| HSI |
High Speed Internet |
| DNS |
Domain Name Service |
| DSU |
Data Service Unit |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| GIF |
Graphic Interchange Format |
| GSP |
Global Service Provider |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| IANA |
Internet Addressing and Numbering Authority |
| INN |
InterNetNews |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| JPG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| MX |
Mail eXchange |
| NAP |
Network Access Point |
| NIC |
Network Interface Card |
| NSI |
Network Solutions Inc. |
| POP |
Point of Presence, also Post Office Protocol |
| PPP |
Point to Point Protocol |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| RFC |
Request for Comment |
| RIP |
Routing Information Protocol |
| RSA |
Rivest, Shamir, Adleman |
| SHTTP |
Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| SMDS |
Switched Multi megabit Data Service |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| SQL |
Structured Query Language |
| SSL |
Secure Socket Layer |
| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
| URL |
Universal resource Locator |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WiFi |
Wireless Fidelity |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| XML |
eXtensible Markup Language |
