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Digital Signal
A stream of bits. They can be transmitted over a standard phone line, but then it needs to be converted into an analog signal (a cntinuous wave). //submitted by: Karen// source: "Tomorrow's Technology and You" page 269.

DNS - Domain Name System
A naming system for computers, services, or any resource participating in the internet.
 * Edit:: The DNS translates hostnames (ie, www.google.com) into IP addresses, readable by the computer.

//submitted by: Santiago// Edited by Jackie (10-1) source: Wikipedia, http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/DNS.html

Direct connection
the connection of a computer to a network undeviatingly. //submitted by:// sarah source: Tomorrow's Technology and You

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Email
Electronic mail. //submitted by: Karen// source: "Tomorrow's Technology and You" page 274.

Ethernet
a popular networking archeitecture developed in 1976 at xerox. //submitted by : Kristin// Source: technology and you pg 602

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FTP:
File Transfer Protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another //submitted by: Fiona// source: wikipedia

Hardware/Software to prevent computer hackers from getting a computer system. //submitted by: Jordan// source: Google
 * Firewall**

Fiber-Optic Cables
Replacing the copper wires in the worldwide telephone network. //submitted by: Karen// source: "Tomorrow's Technology and You" page 271.

File Server
Storehouses for software and data that are shared by several users. //submitted by: Karen// source: "Tomorrow's Technology and You" page 277.