Retrieving images from the cache is much quicker than downloading the images from the original source each time they are required. Carrier A continuous frequency capable of being either modulated or impressed with another information-carrying signal. Carriers are generated and maintained by modems via the transmission lines of the telephone companies. The refers to an interface used in Web documents that allow the user to click or select different areas of an image and receive different responses. Client This is a software program used to view information from remote computers.
Clients function in a Client-Server information exchange model.
This term may also be loosely applied to the computer that is used to request information from the server. This refers to a file or document that has been compacted to save memory space so that it can be easily and quickly transferred through the Internet. An area of public messages on a Bulletin Board System, usually with a particular topic and, often, a conference host or moderator to guide the discussion. CPS Characters Per Second. A transfer rate estimated from the bit rate and length of each character.