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network - Correct Answer -transmission system that connects two or more applications running
on different computers
LAN - Correct Answer -local area network
allow resources/data/info to be shared
port - Correct Answer --combination of connector plug and internal electronics
-local communication with peripherals
-(USB)
NFC - Correct Answer -Near Field Communications
-less than 10M; for synching
-Starwood/Aloft: phone is the room key
Attenuation - Correct Answer -the weakening of a signal
WAN - Correct Answer -like a LAN but larger
-wide area network
Bandwith - Correct Answer -the difference between the highest and lowest point of a signal
-the area in-between is where data flows on a channel
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, Channel - Correct Answer -instrument through which nodes on a network communicate (part of
a medium)
Menger Hotel - Correct Answer -connectivity
Client/Server network - Correct Answer -architecture with the client being a computing device
on the network that requests resources from the server such as files, records, or services
peer to peer network - Correct Answer -file sharing between two equally adapt computers
Visualization - Correct Answer --servers are combined into a virtual environment where this new
collection is managed.
-cost effective/efficient use of multiple servers
cloud computing - Correct Answer -processing power, storage, applications stored on third party
services and accessed via internet
EDI - Correct Answer --electronic data interchange
-electronically conduct business over networks
-lower cost and less paper
-used primarily over private networks
SaaS - Correct Answer --software as a service
-more customized ASP (application service provider)
VPN - Correct Answer -Virtual private network
-provides secure connection to different sites of an enterprise over the internet
-network within a network for secure traffic
e-commerce - Correct Answer -doing business over the internet
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