Network
Business terms
Internet
Hardware
Big and Little B's
100

The transmission capacity of a network, stated in bits per second

bandwidth

100

Computers such as users computers, that use any services provided by servers

Clients

100

The name assigned to an internet site

Domain names

100

Device that converts signals from analog to digital and vice versa.

Modem

100

A binary digit that is 0,1

Bit

200

A common local area network protocol

Ethernet

200

intellectual work, such as a business plan, that is a company secret and is not based on public information.

Trade secret

200

A computer program that searches for specific information by keywords and shows the results.

Search engine

200

A communication processor that routes messages from the LAN to the internet.

Router

200

A collection of data so large its difficult to manage

Big data

300

A network that connects parts of the intranet of different organizations.

Extranet

300

The chain of events linking planning to protection and to recovery.

Business continuity

300

A system of universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving and displaying information. It uses the transport functions of the internet.

World wide web

300

a device such as a processor or keyboard which accept, process, and display data and information

hardware

300

A group of eight bits that represents a single character.

byte

400

A system that connects computers and other devices 

Computer Network

400

The principles of right and wrong that help guide our behaviors.

Ethics

400

A massive global WAN that connects approximately 1 million computer networks in more then 200 countries. 

Internet

500

A connecting system that permits different computers to share resources.

Network

500

The flow of materials, information, money, and services from suppliers to factories and warehouses to the customer.

Supply chain

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