| A | B |
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| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line; broadband Internet using local phone lines to receive broadband Internet content |
| Cable | broadband Internet using local cable TV line to receive broadband Internet content |
| modem | Short for modulator/demodulator; piece of hardware that lets a computer talk to another computer over a phone line |
| Internet | network connecting computers |
| computer | electronic device for the storage and processing of information |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| router | A device or setup that finds the best route between any two networks |
| broadband | Communications channel with a bandwidth broader than a voice-grade channel |
| connection speed | measured by the number of units, or bits, of information transferred in a second |
