A permanent telephone connection between computers. Usually a regular phone line that is not used for anything but data transmission. Desktop videoconference Multimedia microcomputers are used to display live video images that are transmitted over LANs or digital data lines. A temporary, as opposed to dedicated, connection between machines established over a standard phone line. Digital Information that is stored in bits and bytes.
Computer data is digital.
Digital data line A telephone line that is designed to transmit computer data rather than human voices. See 56Kbps data line, ISDN, T1 line, and T3 line. Downlink A location that receives a video teleconference from a satellite. Download To transfer a file from a remote computer to your own. Duplex A process that allows information to flow in both directions at once, like a standard telephone conversation.