(computer science) a network of computers
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.
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(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
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(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.(computer science) a message or message fragment
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.(computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure th…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure th…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.a network topology in which nodes are connected in a daisy chain by a linear sequence of buses.; "In a bus network, every station rece…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.; "FLIP is a connectionless protoc…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.a computer network similar to but separate from the internet; devoted to the dissemination of information to and for the Intelligence…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Networking.
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(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.a computer file that contains digitized audio either in the Compact Disc (CDDA) format or in an MP3, AAC or other compressed format.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, rules, determining, format.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
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