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T1 A T1 is a high capacity, dedicated, point to point digital service capable of transmitting data at speeds of up to 1.544 Mbps.

Task Manager A program built into Windows which is used to provide information about the processes and programs running on a computer. The task manager also provides the general status of the computer by showing it's current memory and CPU utilization. Can also be used to kill processes and programs that are currently running.

TCP/IP A collection of application and transport protocols which run over IP. These include FTP, Telnet, SMTP, and UDP (a transport layer protocol).

Telnet A terminal emulation program for use on networks such as the Internet or LANs. The Telnet program runs on your computer and then connects your machine to a server on the network.

Terabyte One Terabyte = Approximately one trillion bytes. It is also equivalent to 1,000 gigabytes or 1,000,000 megabytes.

Trojan A malicious program that has disguised itself as a legitimate application or file. A common forms of trojans are fake music or picture files in a email attachments. Trojan infections normally open a Backdoor and often install a virus that infects your computer.

TSR Also known as a Terminate and Stay Resident, is a system call that appeared as if the process terminated but continued to run in the background.