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packet switching
Packet switching is a digital networking communications method that groups all transmitted data into suitably sized blocks, called packets, that are transmitted via a medium that may be shared by multiple simultaneous communication sessions. -
ip address
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.[1] An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing. Its role has been characterized as follows: "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there."[2] -
world wide web
On March 12, 1989, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a proposal to the management at CERN that referenced ENQUIRE, a database and software project he had built in 1980, and described a more elaborate information management system based on links embedded in readable text: "Imagine, then, the references in this document all being associated with the network address of the thing to which they referred, so that while reading this document you could skip to them with a click of the mouse." Such a system, he expl -
data protection act
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. -
VOIP
BT IP Communications gives you everything a traditional phone system does – but it's hosted in the cloud. That means it's easier to manage and change as your business grows. What's more, it means less money spent on hardware and maintenance. And best of all, BT IP Communications offers total flexibility. You can take and manage calls from your desk phone, desktop and mobile. So you'll never miss an important call. -
search engins
During early development of the web, there was a list of webservers edited by Tim Berners-Lee and hosted on the CERN webserver. One historical snapshot of the list in 1992 remains,[1] but as more and more webservers went online the central list could no longer keep up. On the NCSA site, new servers were announced under the title "What's New
