Thus, data transmitted or stored with digital technology is expressed as a string of 0's and 1's. It is primarily used with new physical communications media. A means of sending information electronically, via computer, from one person to another, or from one to many. Sometimes called asynchronous communication. A fast and cheap networking design that has become a popular way to exchange information between computers on a network.
Ethernet allows both files and peripherals to be shared.
Firewall A firewall is a set of related programs, located at a network gateway server, that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks. Basically, a firewall, working closely with a router program, filters all network packets to de determine whether to forward them toward their destination. Hardware Computer-related components, such as the CPU, disk drives, monitor, and printer. Hit A hit is a single file request in the log of a Web server. While a hit is a meaningful measure of how much traffic a server handles, it can be a misleading indicator of how many pages are being looked at.