The process users must complete to gain access to a computer network, bulletin board system, online service, or Internet service provider. Logging in usually involves typing one or more passwords. Also called logon. The device that lets a computer transmit and receive information over telephone lines by converting digital data from computers into analog data that can be transmitted over phone lines. The opposite proccess takes place on the receiving end.
Modems are the primary way most computer users connect to outside networks such as the Internet.
N Network A set of connected computers that can share storage devices, peripherals, and applications. Networks may be connected by cables, telephone lines, or satellites. Networks can be part of a small-office system or a global web of other networks. Newsgroup An area on the Internet reserved for discussion of a cetain topic. A newsgroup may be controlled, or moderated, by an individual who monitors all messages transmitted to the area and filters our irrelevant and redundant messages.