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Coaxial cable
A coaxial cable is made up of a conducting outer metal tube, insulated from a central conducting core. It transmits electronic signals.
Content
In this context, content refers to all types and forms of information, including, text, HTML, interactive and/or dynamic Web pages, images, animation, video and sound files. Content however is more than just information on a web page; the way it is delivered, organised, and shown together also form content.
Contention Rate
This describes the maximum number of users sharing the bandwidth on the connection between your local exchange and the Internet Service Provider. A customer with a contention ratio of 20:1 never has to share this bandwidth with more than 19 other users.
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