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| a process in which two or more computers or devices transfer data,instructions/information |
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| initiates an instruction to transmit data,instructions or info |
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| transmission media on which the data,instructions or info travel |
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| accepts the transmission of data, instructions or info |
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| or SMS allows users to send/receive short text messages w/300 or less characters via phone or mobile device |
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| allows users to send pictures/sound files via phone or mobile device |
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| allow users to send short video clips w/avg of 30s via phone or mobile device |
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| multimedia message service |
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| multimedia message service |
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| smart phone or mobile device that has picture/video messaging |
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| wireless instant messaging (IM) |
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| allows users to send real-time messages to one or more users via mobile device or online |
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| a coffeehouse, restaurant, or other location that provides personal computers with Internet access to its customers |
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| global positioning system (GPS) |
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| a navigation system that consists of one or more earth-based receivers that accept and analyze signals sent by satellites in order to determine the GPS receiver’s geographic location |
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| software that helps groups work together and share info over a network |
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| personal information manager and is a feature of most groupware |
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| the concept of using hardware/software w/in groups to communicate,manage projects,shcedule meetings/make decisions |
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| functions like answering machine and allows users to leave voice messages for 1 or more people |
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| what is the main difference between voice mail and an answering machine |
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| voice mail converts an analog voice message into digital form rather than just recording the sound |
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| a storage location on a hard disk in the voice mail system |
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| users can view message details like the length of calls/sometimes can read the message instead of listen to it |
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| work online, with other users connected to a server |
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| tools that enable users to share documents via online meetings and communicate with other connected users |
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| a collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and transmission media |
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| a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area |
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| wireless local area network (WLAN) |
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| a LAN that uses no physical wires |
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| metropolitan area network (MAN) |
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| connects LANs in a metropolitan area |
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| a network that covers a large geographical area |
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| allows users to share documents w/others in real time |
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| an online meeting that takes place on the Web |
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| document management system |
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| provides storage/management of a company's documents and can track document changes and store doc properties |
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| standardized software that enables programmers to create apps that communicate w/remote computers via internet or an internal business network |
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| a Web app that combines services from 2 or more sources creating a new app |
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| electronic data interchange |
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| electronic data interchange |
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| the standard that defines how data transmits across telephone lines or other means and operations w/min paper |
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| legal agreement allowing multiple users to access software on a server simultaneously |
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| legal agreement permitting users to install software on multiple computers usually at a volume discount |
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| electronic funds transfer |
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| electronic funds transfer |
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| allows network connected users to transfer money from one bank account to another via transmission media |
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| 3rd-party business providing networking services like secure data/info transfer for a fee (monthly or per use) |
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| the design of computers,devices/media in a network |
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| the layout of the computers and devices in a communications network |
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| an internal network that uses internet technologies |
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| allows customers or suppliers to access part of its intranet |
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| network standard theat specifies no central computer controls when data can be transmitted |
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| standard that specifies network computers share/pass a special signal in a unidirectional manner/in a preset order |
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| a special series of bits that function like a ticket and only one exists per network ensuring that only one computer transmits data at a time |
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| what does TCP/IP stand for |
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| transmission control protocol and internet protocol |
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| network standard/protocol that defines how data is routed from one end of the network to the other ensuring it arrives correctly |
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| messages divided into smaller pieces by TCP/IP |
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| use short-range radio waves to communicate at high speeds |
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| radio frequency identification (RFID) |
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| uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, animal, or person |
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| The amount of data that can travel over a communications channel |
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| the time it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network |
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| carries one or more signals |
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| transmit multiple signals simultaneously |
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| a form of broadcast radio that is used widely for mobile communications |
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| radio waves that provide a high-speed signal transmission |
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| a space station that receives microwave signals from an earth-based station, amplifies it, and broadcasts the signal over a wide area |
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