datacommunications
Electronic information exchange
Datacommunications is the transmission of digital information between computers or devices over networks.
The term covers the technologies, protocols, and infrastructure that enable machines to exchange data—from local area networks to the internet.
Also spelled as two words: data communications.
Packet-forwarding network device
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- hubCentral connection point
- gatewayPoint of access
ethernet · fiber-optic · cable · LAN · WAN · MAN · backbone · node
Data transmission capacity
- latencyDelay in system response
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
demodulation · multiplexing · TCP/IP · handshake · synchronous · asynchronous · duplex · simplex
Web access company
Consisting of two parts
- bitSmall amount or portion
- byteDigital information unit
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- compressionForcing into smaller space
encryption · decryption · encoding · decoding · digital · analog · baseband · packet
Network access control system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- SSLWeb encryption protocol
TLS · certificate · DMZ · proxy · tunneling · PKI · two-factor · HTTPS
router
Packet-forwarding network device
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- hubCentral connection point
gateway · ethernet · fiber-optic · cable · LAN · WAN · MAN · backbone · node · server
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- latencyDelay in system response
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
modulation · demodulation · multiplexing · TCP/IP · handshake · synchronous · asynchronous · duplex · simplex · signal
ISP
Web access company
4G · 5G · LTE · Wi-Fi · dial-up · VPN · VoIP · ISDN · T1 · cloud
binary
Consisting of two parts
compression · encryption · decryption · encoding · decoding · digital · analog · baseband · packet · datagram
firewall
Network access control system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- VPNEncrypted network connection
SSL · TLS · certificate · DMZ · proxy · tunneling · PKI · two-factor · HTTPS · credential
datacommunicationsvoice calls
Audio telephone communication
telephony · voice transmission · telephone calls · verbal communication · VoIP
datacommunicationssnail mail
Physical letter delivery
written correspondence · oral communication · messenger · telegraph
data, communications, communication, communicate, communicated, communicating, communicator, communicators, communicative