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Often referred to simply as peer-to-peer, or abbreviated P2P, a type of network in which each workstation has equivalent capabilities...
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A headless content management system (CMS) is a type of back-end content management system that makes the content accessible through...
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Web hosting makes a web server available to businesses with varying degrees of provider management. Customers host their websites on...
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Log management is the process of storing and analyzing log files in a computer system to have access to important...
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A table of interrupt vectors (pointers to routines that handle interrupts). On PCs, the interrupt vector table consists of 256...
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Rate limiting sets specific guidelines for user or system requests to an application or application programming interface (API).
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A reverse proxy is a type of proxy server that sits in front of web servers and forwards client (also known as web browser) requests to those servers.
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Disco Dingo is the Ubuntu codename for version 19.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on April 18,...
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Cosmic Cuttlefish is the Ubuntu codename for version 18.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 18,...
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An ARM server, or advanced RISC machine server, is a computer server system comprised of a large array of ARM...
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Zesty Zapus is the Ubuntu codename for version 17.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on April 13th,...
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Artful Aardvark is the Ubuntu codename for version 17.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 19th,...
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Bionic Beaver is the Ubuntu codename for version 18.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on April 26th,...
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The successor to the Ocata release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Pike arrived on August 30,...
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The successor to the Newton release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Ocata made its debut on...
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Amazon’s AWS Lambda is an event-driven computing platform developed by Amazon to automatically fire, or execute code, when a specific...
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Amazon Snowball Edge is designed to provide enterprises with a fast and inexpensive device for transferring large amounts of data...
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Cognitive computing refers to computing that simulates the thought processes of humans. Cognitive computing utilizes self-learning or deep-learning algorithms backed...
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IBM Watson is a cognitive computing platform originally developed by IBM to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy. Watson...
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Ansible is a software platform developed to streamline and simplify cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestrations and similar...
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Yakkety Yak is the Ubuntu codename for version 16.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 14th,...
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macOS Sierra is version 10.12 of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system for Macintosh desktop, laptop and server computers,...
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Nested virtualization refers to virtualization that runs inside an already virtualized environment. In other words, it’s the ability to run...
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System Center Virtual Machine Manager, also known as System Center VMM or simply SCVMM, is a management tool developed by...
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Google Container Engine (GKE) is a cluster management and container orchestration system developed to run and manage Docker containers. Google...
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Live Migration is the process of moving a running virtual machine (VM) from one physical server to another while not...
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The Host Guardian Service (HGS) is a server role introduced in Windows Server 2016 for configuring guarded hosts and running...
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Shielded VMs, or Shielded Virtual Machines, are a security feature introduced in Windows Server 2016 for protecting Hyper-V Generation 2...
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Hyper-V Containers are completely isolated virtual machines (VMs) that incorporate their own copy of the Windows kernel. One of two...
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The third technical preview of Windows Server 2016 introduced Windows Server Containers capabilities (later referred to simply as Windows Containers),...
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Xenial Xerus is the Ubuntu codename for version 16.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on April 21st,...
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A server administrator, or server admin, has the job responsibility of managing and monitoring the performance of the computer servers...
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Server Core is a minimal installation option introduced in Windows Server 2008 as a way to run Windows Server with...
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Nano Server is a stripped-down version of Windows Server developed by Microsoft specifically for running cloud applications and containers. By...
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Azure Stack is a hybrid cloud computing software solution developed by Microsoft based on the company’s Azure cloud platform. Azure...
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Project Natick is an initiative launched in August 2014 by Microsoft for testing the feasibility of an energy-efficient, low-latency cloud...
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Azure PowerShell is an extension of the Windows PowerShell platform and scripting language developed to provide cmdlets for simplifying and...
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PowerShell Direct enables system administrators to run PowerShell commands inside a virtual machine (VM) from the host operating system without...
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PowerShell is an automation platform and scripting language developed by Microsoft for simplifying and automating the management of Windows and...
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cmdlets are Microsoft .NET programs designed to interact with Microsoft’s PowerShell automation platform and scripting language. System administrators frequently use...
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Windows Server 2016 is the forthcoming successor to Microsoft s Windows Server 2012 server operating system. Windows Server 2016 is...
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Ganeti is an open source virtual server management project developed by Google and used internally by the company to facilitate...
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LXD is a container effort created by Canonical, developers of the Ubuntu Linux operating system distribution, that works in conjunction...
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Wily Werewolf is the Ubuntu codename for version 15.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 22nd,...
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Micro-VMs, or micro virtual machines, are hardware-isolated virtual machines created by a microvisor to help ensure secure computing environments. Micro-VMs,...
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OS X El Capitan is version 10.11 of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system for Macintosh desktop, laptop and...
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Snappy Ubuntu is an optimized lightweight version of Ubuntu Linux developed for mobile, cloud, containers and other Internet of Things devices.
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Mumblehard is a strain of malware that primarily targets web servers running Linux and BSD operating systems and surreptitiously uses...
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Vivid Vervet is the Ubuntu codename for version 15.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in April 2015,...
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EVO:RAIL is an x86 server-based appliance developed by VMware for combining compute, networking and storage resources into a hyper-converged infrastructure...
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Rocket is a containerization model developed by CoreOS that serves as an alternative to Docker. As with Docker, CoreOS Rocket...
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Containerization is a lightweight alternative to full machine virtualization that involves encapsulating an application in a container with its own...
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Utopic Unicorn is the Ubuntu codename for version 14.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in October 2014,...
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Linux Containers (LXC) are operating system-level capabilities that make it possible to run multiple isolated Linux systems, or containers, on...
CIOs have the tricky task of delivering the IT services their organizations require within the allocated budget. Over time that...
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Trusty Tahr is the Ubuntu codename for version 14.04 LTS of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in April...
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Saucy Salamander is the Ubuntu codename for version 13.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in October 2013,...
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Nginx is an open source HTTP Web server and reverse proxy server. Pronounced as Engine-Ex, Nginx has emerged as the...
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Mac OS X Mavericks, or simply OS X Mavericks, is version 10.9 of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system...
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A server operating system version of the Mac OS X operating system for Apple computers. Mac OS X Server, also...
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A server operating system, also called a server OS, is an operating system specifically designed to run on servers, which...
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A desktop and server virtualization platform from Red Hat that is based on the KVM hypervisor as well as the...
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Short for Kernel-based Virtualization Machine, KVM is an open source virtualization offering for Linux operating systems that enables Linux to...
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Compute refers to applications and workloads that require a great deal of computation, necessitating sufficient resources to handle these computation...
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A marketing term coined by HP for its ultra-low power Project Moonshot servers developed for specific data center workloads such...
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A project from HP initiated to develop ultra-low-power servers for specific data center workloads such as cloud computing and big...
The Retainable Evaluator Execution Framework (REEF) is a Microsoft big data technology that works with the Apache Hadoop YARN resource...
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A term coined by IBM for its “software-defined everything” vision. The company’s Software-Defined Environments (SDE) group is the latest evolution...
Windows Server 2012 R2 is the successor to Windows Server 2012, Microsoft s enterprise server operating system. Developed under the...
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The codename for the follow-up to Windows Server 2012, Microsoft s server opserating system. Windows Server Blue is expected to...
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Ubuntu LTS, which stands for Ubuntu “Long Term Support,” is a stable version of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system that...
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An open source Linux operating system distribution developed and supported by the openSUSE Project. openSUSE is freely available for download,...
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SUSE Linux Enterprise is the enterprise-grade version of SUSE’s open source Linux operating system distribution. SUSE Linux Enterprise can be...
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Juju is an “automatic service orchestration” project launched by Canonical, developers of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system, to deploy, manage...
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Metal-as-a-Service (MASS) is a provisioning construct created by Canonical, developers of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. MAAS is designed to...
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Hyperscale computing refers to the infrastructure and provisioning needed in distributed computing environments for effectively scaling from several servers to...
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Mountain Lion Server is the business-oriented server version of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X Mountain Lion (v10.8) operating system. Like...
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials is one of Windows Server 2012‘s four editions, along with Foundation, Standard and Datacenter. Windows Server...
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The 2012 Leap Second Bug refers to computer glitches and outages resulting from the leap second that added an extra...
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Windows 8 is the official codename for Microsoft’s next generation operating system and successor to the company’s Windows 7 OS....
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Windows Server 8 is the official codename for Microsoft’s next generation server operating system and successor to the company’s Windows...
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The official codename for the successor to Microsoft’s Windows 7 Server operating system. While the Windows Server 8 codename was...
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A managed IT service that small businesses use instead of having an server located on-premises. A hosted small business server...
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A small business server that uses Linux or a variant of the Linux open source operating system. A Linux small...
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The Microsoft Small Business Server (Microsoft SBS) is an all-in-one, single-server solution from Microsoft Corp., which is designed for small...
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A small business server is typically a low-end server designed to be affordable and manageable in a small business environment....
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Mobile server monitoring apps can help small business IT view server health and get real-time notifications on your mobile phone...
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Tools and processes responsible for monitoring and managing the performance and availability of software applications. Application performance management (APM) tools...
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A subset of network topology and network mapping software, application topology mapping software tools are designed to map or diagram...
Short for load-reduced dual inline memory module. LRDIMM is a load-reduction (LR) DIMM (used in servers) that supports higher densities...
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An open source server benchmarking tool commonly used when prototyping Web applications or when testing a Web server. The httperf...
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Free and open router projects suitable for small businesses. There are many free open source router and firewall solutions for...
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The need for server virtualization has become more apparent as processors have become far more powerful in recent years. Server...
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The Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) is a standards organization — but not a formal standards body — that is comprised...
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HP servers in the ProLiant server line is spread across all categories of servers, including rack, tower, blade and scale-out...
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Apache Traffic Server is an open source extensible HTTP/1.1 compliant caching proxy server. Apache Traffic Server boasts caching capabilities that...
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Originally a Canadian-based business intelligence and performance management software solutions provider, Cognos was acquired by IBM in 2007 and has...
IBM’s MCIF, or Measured Capability Improvement Framework, is a set of guidelines and processes developed to help companies more effectively...
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A micro server (may also be written as microserver or MicroServer) is a small server appliance that works like a...
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Once you’ve determined that your business needs a server, you may find yourself concerned that you ll have to replace...
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When researching how much a new server will cost, the price of the computer and its hardware is the figure...
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Now that you know your business needs a server, one of your first questions is probably can you use a...
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Do you need more than one server? To ensure your server meets your business needs, you must first understand how...
A small business might be tempted to save money by simply running a server operating system on a desktop computer...
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Get a better understanding of two of your servers most important hardware considerations: memory (RAM) and storage (hard drive space)....
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A Linux server is a high-powered variant of the Linux open source operating system that’s designed to handle the more...
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Does your business have more than 5 employees? If your answer is Yes, then your business should be using a...
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Different servers do different jobs, from serving email and video to protecting internal networks and hosting Web sites. Learn about...
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A server responsible for backing up and restoring files, folders, databases and hard drives on a network in order to...
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A broad term for a commercial entity involved in the computer industry. Examples of computer businesses include hardware and software...
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Data server is the phrase used to describe computer software and hardware (a database platform) that delivers database services. Also...
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A server dedicated to hosting a service or services for users. Hosting servers are most often used for hosting Web...
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A hardware device or server that enables one or more terminals to connect to a local area network (LAN) or...
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A series of server operating systems developed by Microsoft Corporation. Windows servers are more powerful versions of their desktop operating...
Server virtualization and desktop virtualization can be a confusing topic if you don’t know the inherent differences between the two...
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Abbreviated as JCL, Job Control Language is a means of communicating with the IBM 3090 MVS Operating System. JCL statements...
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ASP is an acronym with multiple meanings. ASP (Application Service Provider) The application service provider is an enterprise that offers...
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A Microsoft Certified Professional is a person who completes a professional certification program offered by Microsoft. Attaining a Microsoft certification...
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Have you ever wondered just exactly how this Web page you are reading found its way into your browser and...
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A phrase used to describe a type of website hosting platform that is used to serve an electronic commerce website....
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Enterprise Linux is any distribution (distro) of the open source Linux operating system that is targeted to the commercial market...
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Private cloud is the phrase used to describe a cloud computing platform that is implemented internal, that is within the...
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Ever encounter an error on your way to a Web site? Of course you have. Don’t worry; you’ll be glad...
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A type of power grid that uses digital technology to deliver electricity to consumers. Using digital technology helps the grid...
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An open source file manager for the GNOME desktop that gives users a way to manage their files and applications....
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Short for Chief Environmental Commitment Officer, CECO is the job title of a person within a corporation who is responsible...
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Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) is an on-demand, online, and pay-as-you-go delivery of scalable computing resources, including hardware, storage, virtualization, network, security, operating...
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Short for Platform-as-a-Service, PaaS is defined as a computing platform being delivered as a service. The platform is outsourced in...
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Short for Converged Enhanced Ethernet, CEE is an enhanced single interconnect Ethernet technology designed to enable the convergence of various...
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Subversion is the name of an open-source version control system that software developers can freely use for source code management....
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Linus Torvalds is credited with creating the Linux kernelin 1991 with the assistance of developers around the world. Linus Torvalds...
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Short for GNU Binary Utilities, Binutils is a collection of binary programming tools used to assemble, link and manipulate binary...
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Short for Intel Channel Partner Program, ICPP is a program that provides benefits and support to registered members selling Intel...
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The Records Management infrastructure of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is designed to archive information no longer necessary in the...
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SharePoint Solution Package files are Microsoft’s “preferred choice” for deploying Windows SharePoint Server (WSS) components. A Solution Package is a...
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), also called SharePoint for short, is new server software that is part of the 2007...
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A free Telnet and SSH terminal software for Windows and Unix platforms that enables users to remotely access computers over...
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Azure is Microsoft services-based operating environment (also called a cloud computing platform) that lets developers build and host services on...
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A Web sitehosted on a server that shares resources with other Web sites, as opposed to a single machine dedicated...
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Also called TCP sockstress, sockstress is a potentially serious generic issue in many operating systems that affects the availability of...
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The codename given to a Microsoft operating system while in its development and beta phases. The Longhorn codename is the...
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The name used to describe the method in which a GPU applies textures and renders pixels to the display. Pixel...
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Proxy servers can dramatically improve performance for groups of users. They can also be used to filter requests. A proxy...
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Also called Beowulf computing or Beowulf cluster computing, it is a High Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC) that consists of clustering...
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Air cooling is a method of dissipating heat. It works by expanding the surface area of the object needing to...
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Mandriva Linux, formerly called Mandrake Linux, is a full Linux distribution created by Mandriva. It was initially was based on...
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Short for Linux Mobile, LiMo is an open hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. The LiMo platform enables the...
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Refers to any softwarethat is not free but gives permission to individuals to use, copy, distribute, and modify the software...
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A term used to mean being literate in computer, or the ability to read and write using a computer system....
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A computer server used in the home network. Home server is also the specific name given to the actual computer...
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Short for Windows Home Server (WHS) add-in. See under add-in.
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Using Debian as a foundation, the Ubuntu Server Edition, also called Ubuntu server, offers support for several common configurations, and...
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(1) In computer science, loose coupling (or loosely coupled) is a type of coupling that describes how multiple computer systems,...
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(1) Slang term used to mean a mainframe, a very large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even...
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Short for Hardware Management Console, HMC is an acronym frequently used to describe the IBM technology for managing and monitoring...
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A type of network where all users connect to a central server, which is the acting agent for all communications....
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Announced by Microsoft in January 2007, Windows Home Server (WHS) is a consumer server option designed for use with multiple...
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Abbreviated as RTO, Real Time Optimization is a type of software that can be used to improve the performance of...
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A high-performance computer system that analyzes multiple data streams from many sources live. The word stream in stream computing is...
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A distributed stream computing system developed by IBM that is designed to host applications that mine massive volumes and rates...
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A server solution that uses Microsoft Terminal Services software to deliver Windows applications to PCs, Apple Macintosh computers, X terminals...
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Short for Independent Computing Architecture, ICA is a protocol designed specifically for transmitting Windows graphical display data as well as...
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HCL Domino, formerly called IBM Domino (1995) and Lotus Domino (1989), is an enterprise server application development platform. Traditionally used...
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In Internet and online communications, the media server processes all multimedia applications, such as call distribution, on-demand faxing, e-mail programs...
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Abbreviated as VDS, a virtual dedicated server is a type of virtualization that enables a virtual server, which is a...
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Abbreviated as VPS, the term virtual private server is used interchangeably with virtual dedicated server (VDS). See virtual dedicated server...
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In Unified Modeling Language (UML) an execution environment (EE) is a type of node (or part of a node) that...
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OPC is designed to deliver open connectivity via open standards in industrial automation and the enterprise systems, and is based...
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A 1Vision Software Inc., product that manages network-attached storage (NAS) to bring all storage volumes together into a single environment...
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A 1Vision Software Inc., product that provides server and network-attached storage (NAS) aggregation. Using vSERV, all user data from server...
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In low-speed communications networking a slice is a subdivision of a channel buffer. Sections of the buffer are divided into...
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The phrase cooling in computing generally refers to the dissipation of large amounts of heat, which is created while a...
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A type of computer system cooling where individual system components have their own cooling systems in place.
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(1) Same as remote access server (RAS). (2) Short for Live Access Server (LAS).(3) Short for network access server (NAS).
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A Live Access Server (LAS) is a Web server that is typically designed to provide access to geo-referenced scientific data....
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A virtual machine (VM) mode in which operating systems do not require complete emulation of hardware devices. Paravirtual mode uses...
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A virtual machine (VM) server hosts virtual machines running operating systems in one of two following modes: fully virtual: completely...
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Server virtualization is the partitioning of a physical server into smaller virtual servers to help maximize your server resources. In...
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In computing, virtualization is the process of abstracting a resource beyond its physical form. Many types of technologies can be...
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Abbreviated as ZAK, the Zero Administration Kit is a Microsoft software kit designed for for Windows NT that allows network...
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A type of computer rack. It is box-like frame or a columnar support for a server and may include wheels...
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Short for Foldable Electronic Memory Module Assembly, it is the trademarked product name of Kentron Technologies’ low profile memory modules....
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Short for client access license, CAL is a license that gives a user the right to access the services of...
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Used in Web analytics, it is the URL or IP address that tracks where a visitor to a Web page...
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A bit in a memory cache or virtual memory page that has been modified by the CPU, but not yet...
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A mechanism introduced in the Microsoft ASP.NET to allow the communication between client side and server side.
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a remote hardware health monitoring and management system that defines interfaces for use...
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Acronym for Machine-to-Machine , M2M is the ability of machines, assets and devices to exchange data with people or company’s...
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A term commonly used by deployment technicians in reference to the assembly of computer hardware within a system, computer rack...
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Short for Universally Unique IDentifier, UUID is a 128-bit value used for identification used in software construction. UUID is the...
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Database server is the term used to refer to the back-end system of a database application using client/server architecture. The...
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Fairly fast packet filter (FFPF), an alternative platform for network monitoring under Linux. It is a stream-based networking subsystem for...
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The name given to a specific controlled airflow layout associated with enclosures and cabinets. As more heat becomes concentrated within...
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The term rackmount is used to describe electronic equipment and devices designed to fit industry-standard-sized computer racks and cabinets (19″...
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Computer cabinets are fitted with doors and side panels (which may or may not be removable). Cabinets enclose a rack,...
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A computer rack (commonly called a rack) is a metal frame used to hold various hardware devices such as servers,...
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Device software optimization (DSO) is a methodology that enables companies to develop and run multiple device software at a faster...
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OLE DB (pronounced as separate letters) is a set of COM-based interfaces that expose data from a variety of sources,...
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Short for Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems, also known as optical MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and generally taken to include waveguides, diffraction gratings, moving...
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An application for a peer-to-peer file sharing system, which was originally developed by Nullsoft but quickly disseminated within the hackercommunity....
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Data Execution Prevention (DEP) helps prevent damage from viruses and other security threats that attack by running (executing) malicious code...
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To connect or set in position and prepare for use. In computer terminology, install usually refers to putting software on...
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Short for integrated Lights-out, it’s an intelligent remote management processor integrated in many HP ProLiant servers that provides IT professions...
Short for Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II it provides a remote management option for HP ProLiant server models without embedded...
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An anonymous Internet communication system based on a distributed network. Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations...
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Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) enables 64-bit computing on the server, workstation and desktop platforms when combined with supporting...
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(1) Short for Methods for Testing and Specification. (2) Short for Microsoft Transaction Server, a feature of the Microsoft Windows...
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A computer, usually a server, containing data, files, or programs that another computer can access by means of a network...
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Short for front end processor, the FEP is a computer that handles input and output communications for large mainframe computer...
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DAS is short for direct attached storage, a tool used for storing digital data. What is direct attached storage? DAS...
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Whether you call it a server blade or blade server, there is no denying that these cost-efficient, slim and less...
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Short for radio frequency identification, RFID is a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) technology. RFID technology is similar to the...
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A microkernel (abbreviated 5K or uK) can be considered a compact kernel as it performs only the basic functions universal to all computers.
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Short for real-time operating system it is an operating system that has been developed for real-time applications and typically used...
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Multiplayer is a mode of play for computer games and video games where two or more gamers can play in...
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Short for Representational State Transfer is an architectural style for large-scale software design. REST was first articulated by Roy Fielding...
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(noun) A preliminary competition or test to determine qualifications. (adj.) Attempted or advanced on a provisional or experimental basis. In...
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Acronym for FreeBSD/Apache/MySQL/PHP, Python, (and/or) PERL The acronym FAMP refers to a set of free (open source) applications which are...
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Acronym for Windows/Apache/MySQL/PHP, Python, (and/or) PERL The acronym WAMP refers to a set of free (open source) applications, combined with...
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An FTP server is a software application running the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), which is the protocol for exchanging files...
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OS/400 is the operating system IBM uses for their AS/400 (now called iSeries) computers. OS/400 incorporates support for IBM’s Linux...
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A 4-way server provides fast performance and scalability by supporting multiple CPUs. In this case it would support four processors....
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An 8-way server provides fast performance and scalability by supporting multiple CPUs. In this case it would support eight processors....
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Also called Driverless Printing Pull printing is a printer feature intended for large and busy organizations that print long, or...
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ICAP, the Internet Content Adaption Protocol, is a protocol aimed at providing simple object-based content vectoring for HTTP services. ICAP...
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Short for on-demand computing, a typically enterprise-level computing model in which the technology and computing resources are allocated to the...
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(pronounced as separate letters) Short for HTTP daemon, a software program that runs in the background of a Web server...
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(n.) Indigo, part of Microsoft’s Windows operating system code-named Longhorn, unifies a variety of Microsoft technologies (COM+, MSMQ, ASP.NET Web...
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(sm rt kl &nt) (n.) An Internet-connected device that allows the user’s local applications to interact with server-based applications through...
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Proxy cache, also called a Web proxy cache, is a function of a proxy server that caches retrieved Web pages...
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Short for user-agent server. In VoIP, a server application in an SIP system that accepts the requests from a UAC...
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The WWW prefix (short for World Wide Web) that precedes URL addresses is an indication that the Web address exists...
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Also referred to as the core logic chipset, the central processing logic of a complete system (such as a desktop...
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HTTP request header is the information, in the form of a text record, that a user’s browser sends to a...
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The information, in the form of a text record, that a Web server sends back to a client’s browser in...
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An organization that represents a large group of individual rightsholders in negotiating and administering blanket licenses. The American Society of...
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(1) Short for personal Web server, a generic term for a Web server that is used to host Web page...
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Abbreviated as SPP, a computer that utilizes parallel processing that can be upgraded by adding more CPUs to it, effectively...
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Also called a lights out datacenter, a room that contains a number of servers under lock and key and kept...
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(v.) To install, test and implement a computer system or application. The term can be used to refer to any...
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Also referred to as an open relay server, an SMTP e-mail server that allows a third party to relay e-mail...
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Pronounced A plus, a certification developed by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) to validate vendor-neutral skills for entry-level computer...
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Short for delivered source instruction, one line of new source code developed for software. DSI is used to estimate software...
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(ri-dun d&nt) (adj.) Used to describe a component of a computer or network system that is used to guard the...
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Short for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions, an application of the SIP protocol for...
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Short for General Public License, the license that accompanies some open source software that details how the software and its...
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InfiniBand is both an I/O architecture and a specification for the transmission of data between processors and I/O devices that...
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Often abbreviated vhost, a virtual host is a provider of Web services that include server functions and Internet connection services....
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The term microcomputer is generally synonymous with personal computer (PC), or a computer that depends on a microprocessor. Microcomputers are...
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Server-side include (SSI) is a type of HTML comment that directs the Web server to dynamically generate data for the...
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A Microsoft server-side Web technology. ASP.NET takes an object-oriented programming approach to Web page execution. Every element in an ASP.NET...
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Short for mail exchange record, an entry in a domain name database that identifies the mail server that is responsible...
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Short for initial program load, the process of loading the operating system of a mainframe into the computer’s main memory....
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Short for Simple Network Time Protocol, a simplified version of NTP. SNTP can be used when the ultimate performance of...
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Also called an appliance server, a specialized server that is designed for ease of installation and maintenance. Server appliances have...
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Short for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, an IETF standard set of platform-independent extensions to HTTP that allows users to...
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A computer that allows a subscribing user to send and receive e-mail messages using a nym, or assumed name, without...
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A nano-scale crystalline structure made from cadmium selenide that absorbs white light and then reemits it a couple of nanoseconds...
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The Backup Domain Controller (BDC) maintains a read-only backup of the Primary Domain Controller (PDC’s) master directory in a Windows...
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Short for Network Time Protocol, an Internet standard protocol (built on top of TCP/IP) that assures accurate synchronization to the...
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Short for Primary Domain Controller, a server in a Windows NT network that maintains a read-write directory of user accounts...
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A system of organizing files in an operating system in which all files are stored in a single directory. In...
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A system of 13 file servers that are distributed around the globe and contain authoritative databases that form a master...
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Pronounced beep. BXXP is short for Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol, an application protocol framework for connection-oriented, asynchronous request/response interactions. It...
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Short for access control list, a set of data that informs a computer’s operating system which permissions, or access rights,...
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Single-system image (SSI) is a form of distributed computing in which by using a common interface multiple networks, distributed databases...
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The hardware that connects workstations and servers to storage devices in a SAN is referred to as a “fabric.” The...
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A discipline of softwaredevelopment that follows a specific structure that is designed to simplify and expedite the process of developing...
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A form of networking. Unlike conventional networks that focus on communication among devices, grid computing harnesses unused processing cycles of...
(1) Short for command line interface, a user interface common to MS-DOS computers. The user sees the command line on...
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A product in Microsoft’s Windows line of operating systems. There are four versions of Windows 2000: Professional — an operating...
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ENIAC, an acronym for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer is considered to be the first operational electronic digital computer in...
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Also known as application proxy or application-level proxy, an application gateway is an application program that runs on a firewall...
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A single circuit board populated with components such as processors, memory, and network connections that are usually found on multiple...
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An adapter that converts between the timing and protocol requirements of an intelligent device’s memory bus and those of an...
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Short for Simple Object Access Protocol, a lightweight XML-based messaging protocol used to encode the information in Web service request...
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A dedicated server provides computing resources for a single enterprise that needs to host websites or applications. Dedicated servers are...
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A server that is dedicated to handling users that are not on a LAN but need remote access to it....
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Co-location is a server, usually a Web server, that is located at a dedicated facility designed with resources which include...
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A server used as a temporary stage to test new or revised Web pages before they are made live. Also...
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ACID is the acronym used to describe the four properties of an enterprise-level transaction: ATOMICITY: a transaction should be done...
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Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) is a Java API developed by Sun Microsystems that defines a component architecture for multi-tier client/serversystems. EJB...
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Also referred to as server cluster, computer farm or ranch. A server farm is a group of networked servers that...
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Short for Wired for Management, an open-industry specification developed by Intel that lets IT professionals automate client-PC management over a...
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The NT Virtual DOS Machine (a.k.a WOW, or Windows on Windows), is a Win16 subsystem that runs under Windows NT,...
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Software that allows a PC to intercept character-based data from a mainframe — often presented in a green screen —...
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A Microsoft research project that seeks to build distributed computing — networks that share resources. While Millennium includes many of...
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A secure server (also called SSL server) generally refers to a web server that supports any of the major security...
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Also called an app server, an application server is a program on a computer that handles all application operations between...
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A product created by Allaire Corporation of Cambridge, Mass. (in 2001, Allaire merged with Macromedia) that includes a server and...
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(pronounced GEE-nee; loosely derived from the Arabic for magician) Software from Sun Microsystems that seeks to simplify the connection and...
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End-user computing means using a computer at the application level. The term end-user is used to distinguish the person for...
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A state in which a message that has been broadcast across a network results in even more responses, and each...
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A state in which a network grinds to a halt due to excessive traffic. A network meltdown generally starts as...
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A number that the operating system assigns temporarily to a file when it is opened. The operating system uses the...
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In a client/server architecture, a client that performs the bulk of the data processing operations. The data itself is stored...
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To run a system or device for a period of time to ensure that all components are working properly. Most...
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A compiler that runs on one computer but produces object code for a different type of computer. Cross compilers are...
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Often referred to as simply Apache, a public-domain open source Web server developed by a loosely-knit group of programmers. The...
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A server, usually a Web server, that shares computer resources with other virtual servers. In this context, the virtual part...
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Short for High Performance Parallel Interface, a standard technology for physically connecting devices at short distances and high speeds. The...
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An area in graphics memory reserved for storing the Z-axis value of each pixel.
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A technology developed by Citrix Systems that turns Windows NT into a multi-user operating system. Together with another Citrix technology...
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A type of computing in which different components and objects comprising an application can be located on different computers connected...
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Short for Object Management Group, a consortium with a membership of more than 700 companies. The organization’s goal is to...
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Utilizing a backup server that duplicates all the processes and transactions of the primary server. If, for any reason, the...
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A field of science whose goal is to control individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips and other devices...
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Short for Virtual Address eXtension, Digital Equipment Corporation’s successor to its PDP-11 line of minicomputers. As its name implies, VAX...
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Short for binary synchronous, a type of synchronous communications used primarily in mainframe networks. The de facto bisync standard is...
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Short for Multiple Virtual Storage, the operating system for older IBM mainframes. MVS was first introduced in 1974 and continues...
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A special type of client/server architecture consisting of three well-defined and separate processes, each running on a different platform: 1....
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Refers to client/server architectures in which the user interface runs on the client and the database is stored on the...
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Short for computer geek, an individual with a passion for computers, to the exclusion of other normal human interests. Depending...
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Modulate means to blend data into a carrier signal. At the receiving side, a device demodulates the signals by separating...
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Occurring on the client side of a client-server system. For example, on the World Wide Web, JavaScript scripts are client-side...
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Occurring on the server side of a client-server system. For example, on the World Wide Web, CGI scripts are server-side...
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Short for Scalable Processor Architecture, a RISC technology developed by Sun Microsystems. The term SPARC itself is a trademark of...
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Dell Technologies is a multinational technology company specializing in computer hardware and software, data storage, and IT services for individuals,...
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Distributing processing and communications activity evenly across a computer network so that no single device is overwhelmed. Load balancing is...
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(mid &l-w r) (n.) Software that connects two otherwise separate applications. For example, there are a number of middleware products...
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(thin kl &nt) In client/server applications, a client designed to be especially small so that the bulk of the data...
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A color printer designed to print photographic-quality snapshots. Most snapshot printers require special paper and use dye sublimation, thermal transfer...
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Originally the study of biological and artificial control systems, cybernetics has evolved into many disparate areas of study, with research...
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Stateless—as opposed to stateful—is the property within information technology where a system doesn’t store historical information about a user or...
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Short for Internet Information Server, Microsoft’s Web server that runs on Windows NT platforms. In fact, IIS comes bundled with...
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Short for Internet Inter-ORB Protocol, a protocol developed by the Object Management Group (OMG) to implement CORBA solutions over the...
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Short for Remote Method Invocation, a set of protocols being developed by Sun’s JavaSoft division that enables Java objects to...
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SQL Server, when capitalized, is a relational database management system (RDBMS) offered by Microsoft. When speaking more generically, a SQL...
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Short for Customer Information Control System, a TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for...
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A company based in Mountain View, California that builds computer hardware and software. Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982 by...
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Short for Silicon Graphics Incorporated, a company based in Mountain View, California that provides computer hardware and software. SGI was...
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Short for Common Object Request Broker Architecture, an architecture that enables pieces of programs, called objects, to communicate with one...
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Short for System Object Model, an architecture developed by IBM that allows binary code to be shared by different applications....
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Short for Distributed Component Object Model, an extension of the Component Object Model (COM) that allows COM components to communicate...
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The U.S. government's term for High Performance Computing.
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(n.) A branch of computer science that concentrates on developing supercomputers and software to run on supercomputers. A main area...
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(n.) A program that performs some information gathering or processing task in the background. Typically, an agent is given a...
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A proxy server is a server that sits between a client application, such as a Web browser, and a real...
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(kl &nt) (n.) The client part of a client-server architecture. Typically, a client is an application that runs on a...
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A software architecture developed by Microsoft to build component-based applications. COM objects are discrete components, each with a unique identity,...
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In Windows environments, a hidden file used by the operating system for swapping.
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A nickname for the region south of San Francisco that contains an unusually high concentration of computer companies.
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(1) A type of expansion board that makes a computer faster by adding a faster CPU or FPU. Most modern...
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To fail. The term bomb usually refers to a program hanging or ending prematurely. Note that bombing is usually less...
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Software that is sold with a computer or other hardware component as part of a package. As competition between computer...
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Command buffer is a temporary storage area where commands are kept. In DOS environments, the command buffer is called a...
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The programming language through which a user communicates with the operating system or an application. For example, the DOS command...
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The part of the operating system that receives and executes operating system commands. Every operating system has a command processor....
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The level of expertise and familiarity someone has with computers. Computer literacy generally refers to the ability to use applications...
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By Vangie Beal A console can refer to a couple terms: (1) Also known as a terminal or computer...
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(1) A program that enhances an operating system by creating an environment in which you can run other programs. Control...
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A type of multitasking in which the process currently controlling the CPU must offer control to other processes. It is...
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Abbreviation of Control Program for Microcomputers. Created by Digital Research Corporation, CP/M was one of the first 8-bit operating systems...
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A demonstration version of a piece of software that has one or more critical features disabled. Many software companies distribute...
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Dedicated means reserved for a specific use. In communications, a dedicated channel is a line reserved exclusively for one type...
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A punctuation character or group of characters that separates two names or two pieces of data, or marks the beginning...
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Refers to actions that take place at the moment they are needed rather than in advance. For example, many programs...
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What is an End User? An end user is the person who is intended to use a computer system after...
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(1) The state of a computer, usually determined by which programs are running and basic hardware and software characteristics. For...
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A sequence of special characters that sends a command to a device or program. Typically, an escape sequence begins with...
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A file in a format that the computer can directly execute. Unlike source files, executable files cannot be read by...
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The process by which two devices initiate communications. Handshaking begins when one device sends a message to another device indicating...
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To crash in such a way that the computer does not respond to input from the keyboard or mouse. If...
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A whole number. The following are integers: 0 1 -125 144457 In contrast, the following are notintegers: 5.34 -1.0 1.3E4...
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A task performed by a computer system. For example, printing a file is a job. Jobs can be performed by...
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A system for communicating. Written languages use symbols (that is, characters) to build words. The entire set of words is...
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A type of graphic consisting entirely of lines, without any shading. Most art produced on computers is not line art...
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To end a session at the computer. For personal computers, you can log out simply by exiting applications and turning...
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Refers to a software application that runs only on a particular type of computer. Programs that run on a variety...
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Machine independent means able to run on a variety of computers.
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In a form that a computer can accept. Machine-readable data includes files stored on disk or tape, or data that...
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A very large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands, of users simultaneously. In the hierarchy that...
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(1) Short for microprocessor. (2) Short for personal computer. (3) A prefix meaning one millionth. For example, a microsecondis one...
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A minicomputer is a small general-purpose computer that uses one or more processors to complete work. With limited expandability of...
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Multiprocessing refers to a computer system’s ability to support more than one process (program) at the same time. Multiprocessing operating...
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A sequence of one or more characters that uniquely identifies a file, variable, account, or other entity. Computer systems impose...
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Referring to an original form. For example, many applications can work with files in a variety of formats, but an...
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An object-oriented operating system developed by Next Inc., a company started in 1985 by Steven Jobs, one of the co-founders...
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(1) A computer whose dominant characteristic is its ability to perform large amounts of numerical computations quickly. Supercomputers, for example,...
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Open architecture means an architecture whose specifications are public. This includes officially approved standards as well as privately designed architectures...
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A standard and application programming interface (API) that makes it possible to design independent programs (components) that can work together...
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An error that occurs when the computer attempts to handle a number that is too large for it. Every computer...
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The simultaneous use of more than one CPU to execute a program. Ideally, parallel processing makes a program run faster...
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A patch, also called a service patch or bugfix, is a small piece of object code that is used to...
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)A temporary software connection between two programs or commands. Normally, the operating system accepts input from the keyboard and sends...
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To turn a machine off.
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To turn a machine on.
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A government-regulated organization that provides telecommunications services to the public. This includes AT&T, MCI, and Western Union. Most public carriers...
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Public-domain software refers to any program that is not copyrighted. Public-domain software is free and can be used without restrictions....
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Like punctuation in human languages, punctuation in programming languages serves to separate words and phrases. But unlike human punctuation, which...
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A clock that keeps track of the time even when the computer is turned off. Real-time clocks (RTCs) run on...
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Real time means to occur immediately. It is the actual time during which something takes place. This term is typically...
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Reboot means restarting your computer by closing out open programs, wiping any current processes residing in RAM, and restarting the...
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Reverse engineering, oftentimes called back engineering, is a process of deconstructing aircrafts, software, machines, and other products to retrieve design...
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The field of computer science and engineering concerned with creating robots, devices that can move and react to sensory input....
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Another term for macro or batch file, a script is a list of commands that can be executed without user...
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In linguistics, semantics is the study of meanings. In computer science, the term is frequently used to differentiate the meaning...
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The fastest type of computer. Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized applications that require immense amounts of...
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Refers to the concurrent use of a computer by more than one user — users share the computer’s time. Time...
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A type of computer processing in which the computer responds immediately to user requests. Each request is considered to be...
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A record that has at least one variable-length field. The length of the entire record, therefore, varies according to what...
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A utility program that enables you to read a file in its native format . A Lotus 1-2-3 viewer, for...
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To copy data from main memory to a storage device, such as a disk.
