Internet Acronyms

Internet Acronyms and information

Basics regarding Speed

Download- To download a file is to request it from another computer. While surfing the web, the amount of data downloaded is much greater than the amount of data that is uploaded.

Upload- Uploading is sending a file to a computer that is set up to receive it. While surfing the web, the amount of data downloaded is much greater than the amount of data that is uploaded.

Bandwidth- This is the reflection of the capacity of a given transmission channel. The greater the bandwidth the more information that can be transferred over that network at one time.

DSL- DSL is an industry acronym for Digital Subscriber Line technology which delivers high-speed Internet access. Using your existing telephone line, it delivers download speeds of up to 50 times faster than 28.8K modems. The service lets you send data and voice over the same line, at the same time so you can talk or fax while you access the Internet.

Kbps- Kbps stands for kilobits per second (thousands of bits per second) and is a measure of bandwidth.

Mbps- Mbps stands for millions of bits per second or megabits per second and is a measure of bandwidth on a telephone line or other medium.

Throughput- In data transmission, throughput is the amount of data moved successfully from one place to another in a given time period.

LAN- Local Area Network. Is a group of computers and/or devices that share a common communications line within a confined geographical area.

The need for speed on the internet has also created a new type of shorthand. Listed below are a few examples of net acronyms.

Now when someone says to you ROTFLMAO..you will know the meaning.

AFAICT

AFAIK

AFK

AIUI

ASL?

BAK

BBL

BCNU

BRB

BST

BTDT

BTW

CUL

DWISNWID

JHIW

ETLA

F2F

FAQs

FOAF

FWIW

FYI

GAL

GIGO

IANAL

IIRC

IME

IMHO

IMNSHO

IMO

IOW

IRL

ISTM

ITRO

IWBNI

IYSWIM

JAM

KISS

L8R

LOL

MOF?

MOTOS

NALOPKT

N/M

N/P

OIC

OMG

OTOH

OTT

PEBKAC

ROFL

ROTFLMAO

RTFM

RUOK

SITD

TANSTAAFL

TIA

TIC

TLA

TNX

TPTB

TTFN

TTYL

TVM

WIBNI

WRT

WTH

WYSIWYG

YABA

YHM

As Far As I Can Tell

As Far As I Know

Away From Keyboard

As I Understand It

Age? Sex? Location?

Before

Back At Keyboard

Be Back Later

Be seeing you

Be Right Back

But Seriously Though

Been There, Done That

By The Way

See you Later

Do What I Say, Not What I Do

Don't You

Just Hate It When

Extended Three Letter Acronym

Face to Face

Frequently Asked Questions

Friend Of A Friend

For What It's Worth

For Your Information

Go Ahead

Get A Life

Garbage In, Garbage Out

I Am Not A Lawyer

If I Recall Correctly

In My Experience

In My Humble Opinion

In My Not-So-Humble Opinion

In My Opinion

In Other Words

In Real Life

It Seems To Me

In The Region Of

It Would Be Nice If

If You See What I Mean

Just A Minute

Keep It Simple, Stupid

Later

Laughs Out Loud

Male Or Female?

Member Of The Opposite Sex

Not A Lot Of People Know That

Never Mind

No Problem

Oh, I See

Oh My God/gosh

On The Other Hand

Over The Top

Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair

Rolls On Floor, Laughing

Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off

Read The Freaking Manual

Are you OK?

Still In The Dark

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Thanks In Advance

Tongue In Cheek

Three Letter Acronym

Thanks

The Powers That Be

Ta Ta For Now

Talk To You Later

Thanks Very Much

Your / You're

With

Wouldn't It Be Nice If

With Regard To

What The Hell

What You See Is What You Get

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