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T-1
A leased-line connection capable of carrying data at 1,544,000
bits-per-second. At maximum theoretical capacity, a T-1 line could move
a megabyte in less than 10 seconds. That is still not fast enough for
full-screen, full-motion video, for which you need at least 10,000,000
bits-per-second. T-1 lines are commonly used to connect large LANs to
the Internet.
T-3
A leased-line connection capable of carrying data at 44,736,000
bits-per-second. This is more than enough to do full-screen, full-motion
video.
Tables
Tables of data, that age-old way of comparing information by displaying
items in columns and rows, weren't possible in the earliest version of
HTML. This is surprising since HTML was initially used by academics, and
tables are their stock and trade. Eventually, however, tables came into
existence and became officially supported with the release of HTML 3.2
in 1996. They have since evolved from their original purpose to become a
convenient way to control the layout of text and images on a Web page.
Tags
Tags are commands written into a document that specifies how it should
be formatted. In HTML, a tag is represented as . For example, an HTML
file can tell a browser to render text as boldfaced if in the text is
written as text. Note how the slash in the second tag closes the
bookended tags.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
The suite of protocols that defines how data is transmitted over the
Internet. Originally designed for the UNIX operating system.
Telnet
Internet feature allowing one computer to log onto and operate another
from a remote location.
Template
The word template comes from a woodworking term meaning a thin sheet of
metal with shapes cut out of it as a guide. Similarly, HTML templates
are skeletal HTML pages with the main content left out. That way, you
can quickly create a series of pages with an identical look or
navigational structure but different content.
Terminal
A device that allows you to send commands to a computer somewhere else.
At a minimum, this usually means a keyboard and a display screen and
some simple circuitry. Usually you will use terminal software in a
personal computer - the software emulates a physical terminal and allows
you to type commands to a computer at another location.
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