Computer and Networks
a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; that is, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes.
RAM
factoring, is breaking a complex problem or system into parts that are easier to conceive, understand, program, and maintain
decomposition
a computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most often confined to a single room, building or group of buildings, however, one can be connected to others over any distance via telephone lines and radio waves
LAN
the protocol layer that transfers data between adjacent network nodes in a wide area network or between nodes on the same local area network segment.
Data Link
a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies that ensures the security of an organization's information systems
white hat hacker
a type of storage medium that permanently stores data on personal computers (PCs) and other electronic devices.
ROM
the imposition of identity on input data, such as speech, images, or a stream of text, by the recognition and delineation of patterns it contains and their relationships
Pattern Recognition
Computers connected to a wide-area network are often connected through public networks, such as the telephone system. They can also be connected through leased lines or satellites
WAN
a conceptual division of methods in the layered architecture of protocols in the network stack in the Internet protocol suite and the OSI model. The protocols of this layer provide host-to-host communication services for applications.
Transport
a legal means of protecting an author's work. It is a type of intellectual property that provides exclusive publication, distribution, and usage rights for the author.
copyright law
able to store large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audiovisual material
DVD
a way of getting to a solution through the clear definition of the steps needed
algorithmic thinking
a computer network for interconnecting devices centered on an individual person's workspace
PAN
controls the connections between multiple computers, tracks the dialogs between computers,
Session
Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work
plagiarism
used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock; means some number of bits (1, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64) can be manipulated at least one million times per second
MHz
the process of removing physical, spatial, or temporal details or attributes in the study of objects or systems in order to focus attention on details of higher importance,
abstraction
routers or switches that connect to each computer
Wired network medium
serves as the data translator for the network. It is sometimes called the syntax layer
Presentation
a work or product that is not protected by copyright, which refers to software offered at no charge
public domain
represents 1 billion cycles per second. The speed of microprocessors, called the clock speed
GHz
the process of taking out common properties and functionalities from two or more classes and combining them together into another class which acts as the parent class of those classes
generalization
a line-of-sight wireless communication technology that uses high frequency beams of radio waves to provide high speed wireless connections that can send and receive voice, video, and data information
Microwave network medium
an abstraction layer that specifies the shared communications protocols and interface methods used by hosts in a communications network.
Application
a type of proprietary software which is initially provided free of charge to users, who are allowed and encouraged to make and share copies of the program
shareware