In casual use, the amount of information that can be transmitted in an information channel. In computers, the speed at which data can be transmitted on a communications frequency. The Internet is a cooperative public network of shared information. Physically, the Internet uses a subset of the total resources of all the currently existing public telecommunication networks. Intranet A private network that relies on the same network standards and protocols as the public Internet, to allow similar, closed functionality using standardized Internet and World Wide Web tools.
Intranets often contain gateways to the Internet.
IP Internet Protocol ISP Internet Service Provider LAN Local Area Network . A private computer network of desktop workstations that share data, video, voice communications, etc. Videoconferencing Two-way, full motion, full color, electronic form of communications that permits two or more people, in two or more different locations to engage in face to face audio and visual communication.