Backbone - Definition
Backbone refers to a network segment that connects individual Local Area Networks (LANs). Backbones can be deployed across many buildings, such as in a campus setting, or within a single building. Data traffic from individual DSL lines link to a backbone network for delivery to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The Backbone is the major transmission path for high-volume network-to-network connections such as DSL-to-Internet connections.
Top Reasons To Wipe Away Your Internet History
- Information about all the sites you have visited is stored on your computer!
- Every image you have ever viewed, sent or received over the Internet is stored on your hard drive!
- There is a record of every program that you have ever downloaded or used on your hard drive!
- The windows delete button and the empty recycle bin option does NOT completely delete your files!
- Cleaning your History Files improves the speed of your computer and frees valuable disk space!
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