Glossary of Terms for Fax Machines
Displays the number and name of the person calling.
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RJ-11: Registered Jack-11. A four- or six-wire connector; primarily used for networking.
RJ-45: Registered Jack-45. An eight-wire connector; primarily used for networking, however wider and more commonly used than the RJ-11.
USB: Universal Serial Bus is a plug-and-play interface between a computer and add-on devices (such as audio players, joysticks, keyboards, telephones, scanners, and printers). With USB, a new device can be added to your computer without having toadd an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off. The USB peripheral bus standard was developed by Compaq, IBM, DEC, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom.
DB-25: A DB-25 connector is usually used for the 2nd serial port (COM2), often connected to a modem, as well as the parallel port (see printer cable). Furthermore,DB-25s are used in a wide variety of communications devices.
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The speed with which data can be transmitted from one device to another. This is measured in how many pages of text can be send and received per second.
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