Since it's hard to convey irony in e-mail, emoticons set the tone for the sentence that precedes them. The knack to interpreting them is to tilt your head sideways to the left and look for a facial expression. The process of translating data or an e-mail message into a secret code. To read an encrypted file, you must have access to a secret key or password that lets you to decrypt it. A new standard called Fast Ethernet boosts this speed to 100 megabits per second.
Ethernet is the most widely used type of local network .
Extranet - The hip term for an intranet that is partially accessible to authorized outsiders. Whereas an intranet lives behind a firewall and is accessible only to people who are members of the same company or organization, you can access an extranet if you have a valid username and password. Extranets are becoming a very popular means for business partners to exchange information. Excite - One of the more popular Web directories, Excite includes a search engine , a home page that users can personalize, channels of selected Internet content, and reviews of prominent Web sites . Expansion slot - A connector on a computer's motherboard where a circuit board can be inserted to add new capabilities to the computer.