Glossary

Client/Server Architecture

A computer network architecture in which each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server.…

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Computer Network Architecture

Structural design that defines a computer network’s general characteristics as well as its precise mechanisms. In broad terms, a computer…

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more LANs. Computers…

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Local Area Network (LAN)

A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of…

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Computer Network

A group of two or more computer systems linked together for the purpose of communications or application distribution. There are…

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Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools

A class of software that provides a controlled development environment for computer programming teams. CASE systems offer tools to automate,…

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Communications Protocol

A set of conventions that governs the communications between processes. These conventions specify the format and content of messages to…

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Business Process Reengineering (BPR)

The reexamination and redesign of business processes with the aim of achieving significant improvements in system performance measures such as…

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Business Process

A group of activities that takes one or more types of inputs to produce an output that is of value…

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Bulk data transfer

A computer-based procedure designed to move large data files. The procedure usually involves data compression, blocking, or buffering to maximize…

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