Cable Internet: This is a form of high speed internet that uses existing cable television lines to connect to the internet.

CBR: Short for Constant Bit Rate. A method of encoding audio or video. The Variable Bit Rate method encodes data at a constant rate regardless of the situation.

CODEC: Short of Code/Decode. A computer reference file that allows the computer to Code data into a particular format and decode it back it again into it's original format.

DSL: Short of Digital Subscriber Line. This is a form of high speed internet that uses existing telephone lines to connect to the internet.

FPS: Frames per Second. In video terms, this means how many video frames are being shown per second.

Pixel: The smallest pigment on a computer monitor. When referring to resolution, this number tells you how big the picture is (i.e. 200 Pixels X 300 Pixels)

MP3: Short of MPEG Layer 3. This is a very popular audio format for computers.

Shoutcast: A multiformat music and movie server capable of streaming data to other computers.

TV Tuner Card: A computer expansion card that allows a user to watch TV on their computer. Typical TV Tuner Cards are made by: ATi, Avermedia, and Hauppauge.

VBR: Short for Variable Bit Rate. A method of encoding audio or video. The Variable Bit Rate method constantly adjusts the amount of data stored for a given moment. See also Constant Bit Rate (CBR)

Winamp: A Multimedia player cable of playing multiple computer music and movie formats for the Windows Operating System.