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 **Bandwidth:** The rate at which information can be passed between computers.  A wider bandwidth means more content can traverse the network in a shorter amount of time. **Bandwidth:** The rate at which information can be passed between computers.  A wider bandwidth means more content can traverse the network in a shorter amount of time.
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-**BBS - Bulletin Board System:** BBS, chat and other personal information exchange systems remain a highly popular form of Internet communication.  The BBS provides a topic-based environment for a community of users to exchange text-based communication.  
  
 **Book:** An analog device for random access to printed multimedia content.  An information storage device which is portable, requires no power supply, and has minimal issues of obsolescence. **Book:** An analog device for random access to printed multimedia content.  An information storage device which is portable, requires no power supply, and has minimal issues of obsolescence.
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 **FTP - File Transfer Protocol:** One of the earliest file interchange protocols on the Internet. Still a very popular protocol.  Generally passes passwords in free text and so has major security limitations. **FTP - File Transfer Protocol:** One of the earliest file interchange protocols on the Internet. Still a very popular protocol.  Generally passes passwords in free text and so has major security limitations.
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 **Host:** Any computer that is the central point of connection to run an application or obtain information (eg a Web server).  In the Internet a Client Web Browser connects to a Host Web Server to exchange HTML and other information.  **Host:** Any computer that is the central point of connection to run an application or obtain information (eg a Web server).  In the Internet a Client Web Browser connects to a Host Web Server to exchange HTML and other information. 
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 **IEEE/LOM - The IEEE Learning Object Model:** An ontology for describing learning objects. Popular in the IT community for describing IT technical/theoretical literature. **IEEE/LOM - The IEEE Learning Object Model:** An ontology for describing learning objects. Popular in the IT community for describing IT technical/theoretical literature.
  
 +**IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations ** The international body representing libraries and the library profession.
 **ILL - Inter-Library Loan:** Provision of an article or book by another library for use by your library on a loan basis. **ILL - Inter-Library Loan:** Provision of an article or book by another library for use by your library on a loan basis.
  
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 **Z39.50:** A network-aware OSI-based search engine used to share Digital Library collections. It defines query language properties and methods for persistence of searches. **Z39.50:** A network-aware OSI-based search engine used to share Digital Library collections. It defines query language properties and methods for persistence of searches.
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