Sometimes we did find words that we know, but did not really know what they mean. And often, we did not bother to look up for what they means! Like "jargon" for instance, how many of Malay speaking students and teachers know the meaning. Well, look it up for yourself! Use online dictionary like www.dictionary.com or http://ninjaword.com for faster result.
Here are some internet jargon that we often see or read but didn't really know what the mean.
Broadband : A widerange of frequencies that are available to transmit data. This is an anology. Picture it as a highway. For a one-lane highway ( dial-up connection aka narrowband ), only one car can travel at a time. With broadband, you can have a highway with 6 or 8 lanes, allowing more traffic to pass at the same time. No congestion!
Bandwidth : The capacity of your internet connection to send and receive data. Imagine your internet connection as a pipe ( another analogy ) - the bigger the pipe, the faster the data will flow. To check your bandwidth, contact your internet provider.
Mbps : Mbps stands for Megabits per second. A unit of data transfer rate equal to 1.000,000 bits per second, used to measure bandwidth. The higher the number, the faster the data is sent or received.
HSDPA : You always find this abbreviation for High Speed Downlink Packet Access. Its the third generation in the High Speed Packet Access family. It allows networks to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity.
USB : Is Universal Serial Bus modem, a device that connects you to the internet without the need of a network cable of phone line. Fits into the the standard USB port found on most laptops. When establishing connection, your USB modem auto-selects the fastest available service i.e. HSPDA ( 3G ) or GPRS.
Here are some internet jargon that we often see or read but didn't really know what the mean.
Broadband : A widerange of frequencies that are available to transmit data. This is an anology. Picture it as a highway. For a one-lane highway ( dial-up connection aka narrowband ), only one car can travel at a time. With broadband, you can have a highway with 6 or 8 lanes, allowing more traffic to pass at the same time. No congestion!
Bandwidth : The capacity of your internet connection to send and receive data. Imagine your internet connection as a pipe ( another analogy ) - the bigger the pipe, the faster the data will flow. To check your bandwidth, contact your internet provider.
Mbps : Mbps stands for Megabits per second. A unit of data transfer rate equal to 1.000,000 bits per second, used to measure bandwidth. The higher the number, the faster the data is sent or received.
HSDPA : You always find this abbreviation for High Speed Downlink Packet Access. Its the third generation in the High Speed Packet Access family. It allows networks to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity.
USB : Is Universal Serial Bus modem, a device that connects you to the internet without the need of a network cable of phone line. Fits into the the standard USB port found on most laptops. When establishing connection, your USB modem auto-selects the fastest available service i.e. HSPDA ( 3G ) or GPRS.
So, after knowing all these jargon, hopefully will never heard again of this sentence "Hey, did you bring your broadband today?"...
Taken and adapted from :
DIGI advertorial in Female magazine ( Sept issue )
