First, if you click onto a word that is being defined, EdWeb will connect you to where it is primarily mentioned within the actual EdWeb text. Second, If you click onto highlighted words that are refered to within a definition, you will be linked to the definition of that word. ARPAnet One of the first computer networks, created by the Department of Defense's Advance Research Projects Agency in the 1970's. No longer in existence. A protocol which assigns an eight bit code to every letter, number and symbol on a keyboard to allow for universal transmission of basic data.
Signals require a certain size and location of bandwidth in order to be transmitted.
The higher the bandwidth, the faster the signal transmission, and thus allowing for a more complex signal such as audio or video. Because bandwidth is a limited space, when one user is occupying it, others must wait their turn. Baud A standard measure of the speed of data tranmission, or the number of bits transmitted per second. Bit A single piece of data, either an 0 or 1. Eight bits make up one byte .