The process of combining or linking two or more data sets from various sources to facilitate data sharing, promote effective…
The process of reading one or more sources of data and creating a new representation of the data.
A proprietary but published two-dimensional graphics file format supported by virtually all PC-based computer-aided design (CAD) products. It is now…
A type of network architecture in which each node has equivalent responsibilities rather than being exclusively a client or a…
A computer network architecture in which each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server.…
Structural design that defines a computer network’s general characteristics as well as its precise mechanisms. In broad terms, a computer…
A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more LANs. Computers…
A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of…
A group of two or more computer systems linked together for the purpose of communications or application distribution. There are…
A class of software that provides a controlled development environment for computer programming teams. CASE systems offer tools to automate,…