As typically used, the amount of data that can be sent through a given communications circuit. Dialup A temporary, as opposed to dedicated, data connection between machines established over a standard phone line.
Electronic mail is one of the most popular uses of the Internet.
The address that is used to send electronic mail to a specified destination. A protocol which allows a user on one host to access, and transfer files to and from, another host over a network. Also, FTP is usually the name of the program the user invokes to execute the protocol. Host A computer that allows users to communicate with other host computers on a network. Hypertext A document, written in HTML, which contains hyperlinks to other documents, which may or may not also be hypertext documents.