| Name |
Description |
| T-1 |
An internet connection capable of carrying data at 1,544,000 bits/second. A T-1 line could move a megabyte in less than 10 seconds. |
| T-3 |
An internet connection capable of carrying data at 44,736,000 bits/s. T-3 connections can be used to supply thousands of people with a 56K connection, or even supply an internet connection for a whole college. |
| T1 |
Two pairs of copper wire that carry data at a rate of 1.544 Mbps. They can be used to carry 24 phone lines or an Internet connection capable of 1.544 Mbps data transfer. |
| T2 |
This consists of four T1 lines which can carry 96 voice channels or up to 6.312 Mbps worth of data. |
| T3 |
28 T1 lines together make up a T3, which can carry 672 separate voice channels or up to 44.736 Mbps data throughput. |
| T4 |
Six T3 lines make up a T4, which carries data at 274 Mbps. |
| T5 |
This consists of 240 T1 lines which can carry 5760 voice channels or up to 400.352 Mbps worth of data. |
| Telematics |
A technology which combines computers and telecommunications to work together. |
| Telnet |
An old protocol for remotely logging in to another computer. |
| Terabyte |
Unit of measurement for pieces of information : approximately 1 trillion bytes, 1 billion kilobytes, 1 million megabytes or 1000 gigabytes. At present mainly used for exaggerating, as even the largest storage is only measured in a handful of gigabytes. |
| Terabyte |
1000 Gigabytes. Actually it is 1024 Gigabytes if we want to be exact. |
| Terminal Adaptor |
A piece of hardware similar to a modem, required to operate an ISDN internet connection.
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| Terminal Adaptor |
Needed to operate ISDN internet connection. |
| TFT |
(Thin Film Transistor) A technology used mainly in laptop screens for giving a sharp and vibrant colour display. Much less bulky than the CRT system used in most desktop monitors, which it is now slowly beginning to replace, but also more expensive. |
| TFT |
Technology used in labtop screens that lets them be so sharp. |
| The New Internet |
An appliance with a 266MHz processor that lets you connect to the Internet. It has a CD-ROM drive, a 56Kbps modem, a keyboard, mouse, and speakers. It cannot be used for anything other than internet usage. |
| Touchpad |
A pressure-sensitive pad which replaces the mouse on most laptop computers. |
| Touchpad |
Like a mouse, except you use your finger to move the pointer instead of a mouse. Usually found on laptops. |
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