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| is a system that connects computers and other devices via communications media so that data and information can be transmitted among them. |
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| connects two or more devices in a limited geographical region so that every device on the network can communicate with every other device. |
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| 3. Digital Subscriber Line |
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| a high-speed, digital data transmission technology using existing analog telephone lines. |
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| 4. Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
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| data transmission technology that uses packet switching and allows for almost unlimited bandwidth on demand. |
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| 5. Synchronous Optical Network |
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| an interface standard for transporting digital signals over fiber optic lines that allows users to integrate transmissions from multiple vendors. |
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| , digital transmission system that defines circuits that operate at different rates, all of which are multiples of the basic 64 Kbps users to transport a single voice call. |
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| is the set of rules and procedures governing transmission across a network. |
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| is a common LAN protocol. |
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| 9. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) |
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| a file transfer protocol that can send large files of information across sometimes unreliable networks with assurance that the data will arrive uncorrupted |
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| 10. The first type of peer-to-peer (P2P) |
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| processing accesses unused CPU power among networked computers. |
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| 11. The second type of P2 |
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| P is real-time, person-to-person collaboration. |
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| 12. The third type of P2P |
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| is open-source, free, peer-to-peer file-sharing. |
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| 13. Domain names consist of multiple parts |
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| separated by dots, which are red from right to left. |
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| the rightmost part of an Internet name; common top-level domains are .com, .edu, .gov |
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| the next section of the Internet name |
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| 16. Name of the specific computer |
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| the next section of the Internet name |
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| A system of universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information via a client/server architecture. |
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| a text and graphical screen display that usually welcomes the user and explains the organization that has established the page. |
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| 19. Uniform resource locator |
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| the set of letters that points to the address of a specific resource on the Web. |
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| allows users to browse and search data sources, in all topic areas, on the Web. |
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| are computer programs that search for specific information by key words and report the results. |
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| search several engines at once and integrate the findings of the various search engines to answer queries posted by users. |
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| is a Web-based, personalized gateway to information and knowledge that provides relevant information from different IT systems and the Internet using advanced search and indexing techniques. |
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| 24. Commercial (public) portals |
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| offer content for diverse communities and are most popular portals on the Internet. |
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| support communities such as a hobby group or a political party. |
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| offer a personalized single point of access through a Web browser |
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| 28. Industry wide portals |
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| 29. Electronic mail (e-mail) |
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| is the largest-volume application running on the Internet. |
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| 30. Web-based call centers (customer call center) |
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| are services that provide effective personalize customer contact as an important part of Web-based customer support. |
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| is a virtual meeting place where groups of regulars come to gab. |
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| 32. Internet telephony (VoIP) |
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| (voice-over IP) digitizes your analog voice signals, sections them into packets, and sends them over the Internet. |
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| refers to efforts of two or more entities (individuals, teams, groups,or organizations) who work together to accomplish certain tasks. |
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| refers specifically to two or more individuals who act together to perform some task. |
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| is when group members are in different locations. |
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| 36. Virtual collaboration |
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| is the use of digital technologies that enable organizations or individuals to collaboratively plan, design, develop, manage and research products, services and innovative applications. |
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| 37. Workflow technologies |
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| facilitate the movement of information as it flows through the sequence of steps that make up an organizations work procedures. Includes workflow management and workflow systems. |
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| refers to software products that support groups of people who share a common task or goal and who collaborate to accomplish it. |
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| is the use of electronic communication that allows two or more people at different locations to hold a simultaneous conference. |
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| is when participants in one location can see participants at other locations and share data, voice, pictures, graphics and animation by electronic means. |
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| is videoconferencing conducted over the Internet. |
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| 42. Real-time collaboration tools |
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| support synchronous communication of graphical and text-based information i.e. computer-based whiteboards. |
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| refers to outsourcing a task to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call. |
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| 44. The latest version of videoconferencing |
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| telepresence systems, enable participants to seamlessly share data, voice, images, graphics, video, and animation electronically. |
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| refers to learning supported by the Web. |
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| 46. Distance learning (DL) |
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| refers to any learning situation in which teachers and students do not meet face-to-face. |
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