Satellite Dish - A device for sending or receiving electronic signals from a satellite. Scanner - A device that converts a printed page or image into an electronic representation that can be viewed and manipulated on a computer. The organized plan by which an on-line user conducts a search of an electronic information resource. It usually involves the use of Boolean operators to increase search precision or retrieval. Serial Port - A port that allows the computer to communicate with peripheral devices such as mice and modems.
Serial ports send or receive data one bit at a time over a one-way wire.
Server - A central computer with special software that provides services to other computers on a network. An organization that provides network access to users via modem or some sort of high-capacity network media like coaxial or fiber optic cable. Streaming media is streaming video with sound. With streaming video or streaming media, a web user does not have to wait to download a large file before seeing the video or hearing the sound. Instead, the media is sent in a continuous stream and is played as it arrives.