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| A type of broadband internet connection that uses the same network of coaxial cables that delivers TV signals. |
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| A database housed in a main frame computer accessible only to information processing personnel. |
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| Client programs in desktop computers send information through a network to server databases on main frames, mini computers, or desktop computers; the server process queries and sends the requested data back to the client. |
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| Policies and procedures such as those developed by companies and organizations such as the ACM to guide the behavior of information workers. |
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| Software that enables computers to interact with eachother over a phone line or another network. |
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| The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. The ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer |
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| Making files smaller using special encoding schemes. This process saves storage space on disks and transmission time when files are transferred through networks |
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| Protecting Computer systems and the information they contain against unwanted access, damage, modification or destruction. |
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| a large computer working on several jobs at the same the time, using multiple CPU’s to process jobs simultaneously. |
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| Software that prevents a disk from being copied. |
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