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Fiber-Optic Cable








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HDMI








ISDN








Jumper








Cloud

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1. ROM: stands for read-only memory, contains hardwired instructions that the computer uses when it boots up, before the system software loads

2. CD-RL: stands for compact disc recordable they are blank discs that can record data written by a CD burnet

3. CD-RW: stands for compact disc re writable is a blank CD that can be written to by a CD burnet

4. DVD + RAM: is a dvd format wherein dvd-ram discs can be recorded and erased repeatedly but are only compatible with devices manufactured by the companies that support the DVD - RAM format
5. DVD -RW: short for DVD -Rewritable, a recordable DVD format similar to CD+RW or DVD +RW


6. DVD -R: short for DVD -Recordable, a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R

7. DVD +R: short for DVD +Recordable, a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R



8. T1: is a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544Mbits per second







9. BIOS: is an acronym for basic input/output system, the built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disc.

10. Format: is to prepare a storage medium, usually a disc, for reading and for writing

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ActiveX- it was built to link desktop applications to the World Wide Web, bye using the software developers can create interactive Web content for their applications.

Algorithm-such as adding two numbers together, or a complex function, such as adding effects to an image

GPS- (Global Positioning System) is a satellite navigation system used to determine ground position and velocity (location, speed, and direction).

network topology- describes the arrangement of systems on a computer network defines how the computers, or nodes, within the network are arranged and connected to each other.

Token- In networking-The TOKEN send information to the other computers. Since there is only one token for each token-ring network, only one computer can send data at a time.
In programming-TOKEN is a single element of a programming language.
• There are five categories of tokens: 1) constants, 2) identifiers, 3) operators, 4) separators, and 5) reserved words.

In security systems-hard token is small card that displays an identification code used to log into a network, is user enters the correct password, the card will display the current ID needed to log into the network. This creates protection for the to the network.

Bluetooth-used for short-range connections between desktop and laptop computers, PDAs (like the Palm Pilot or Handspring Visor), digital cameras, scanners, cellular phones, and printers.

Gateway-hardware or software that acts as a bridge between two networks so that data can be transferred between a number of computers

Hub-hardware device that is used to network multiple computers together.

Switch- used to network multiple computers together, MORE advanced than hubs and less capable than routers, they can limit the traffic to and from each port so that each device connected.

P2P- (Peer to Peer) are computer systems which are connected to each other via the Internet, flies that can shared directly between systems on the network without the need of a central server.