Glossary Terms - E
electronic mail or email
Messages that travel through the networks rather than being committed to paper
and making the arduous journey through the U.S. Postal Service.
emotions
Emotion icons. Another name for smileys.
Ethernet
A network specification developed by DEC, Intel, and Xerox which provides 10 megabits per
second transmission speeds (theoretically). Think of this as 1,000 times faster than a
9,600 baud modem. Most PCs can use Ethernet by adding an Ethernet expansion card.
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