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The second letter in the Greek alphabet. In computing, beta refers to the second stage of software development, where testing and sampling are made available to an intended audience to thoroughly test and release a product.
beta
A service that allows users to seamlessly connect and use printers over the internet.
cloud print
Windows computers use Device Manager (devmgmt) which allows the user to view or modify the drivers (software), for the hardware attached to the computer.
device manager
The program is installed on hardware that communicates with other hardware devices.
driver
A name that identifies a device connected to a system or a network.
hostname
Often referred to as web cache, browser cache saves various HTML information for later use when revisiting websites to increase your web browsing speeds.
Browser Cache:
A measurement used to track how many times a battery has been fully depleted and recharged.
cycle count
A string of numbers or an alphanumeric string used to identify a device over a network or the internet.
IP address
A program or application that is used by developers and computer programmers to edit and compile code.
Integrated Development Environments (IDE):
An administrative command to test network connectivity and measure response times in milliseconds.
Ping
A paid service that makes computer resources available over the internet.
Cloud Computing
A protocol that allows for sending and receiving data packets over the internet.
Internet Protocol (IP):
A delay in data transmission.
latency
An administrative command used to diagnose network issues.
Network_diag
pieces of information sent from the websites we visit, to the local computer that helps keep track of user activity and web traffic.
cookie
A type of protocol used to identify a service.
port number
A device connected to a network.
Node
An administrative command that allows a user to trace a network connection in hops.
tracepath
A text-based editor that allows technicians to run various commands in order to diagnose and fix Chromebooks.
crosh shell
A secure way to isolate an environment or an application from other running programs.
sandbox
: A protocol used to safely access a computer over an unsecured network.
Secure Shell (SSH)