Peer-Peer Network

A network of computers configured to allow certain files and folders to be shared with everyone or with selected users. Peer-to-peer networks are quite common in small offices that do not use a dedicated file server. All client versions of Windows, Mac and Linux can function as nodes in a peer-to-peer network and allow their files to be shared.

Node

any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

Modem

A device for transmitting usually digital data over telephone wires by modulating the data into an audio signal to send it and demodulating an audio signal into data to receive it.

Local Area Conector (LAN)

Typically, computers running Windows are connected to a local area network (LAN). When you install Windows, your network adapter is detected, and a local area connection is created. It appears, like all other connection types, in the Network Connections folder.

intranet

a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software

Internet

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange.

Hub

A common connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

Hacker

a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

Firewall

a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet

Extranet

A public-private website or portal, secured or password-protected, specifically designed for selected workers in an organization and selected external partners to conduct internal business.

digital subscriber line

a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds

Communication Channels

Medium through which a message is transmitted to its intended audience, such as print media or broadcast (electronic) media.

Client/ Server Network

Client/server describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one program, the client, makes a service request from another program, the server, which fulfills the request.

client

any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

Cable Modem

A device that uses a cable TV signal to connect a computer to the Internet. Cable modems offer download speeds of up to 56Mbps and upload speeds of up to 10Mbps.

Biometric Security Measures

The statistical study of biological phenomena.

Queries

The keyword(s) or phrase that a user types into a search engine's search box. Different search engines have various advanced search features in addition to the basic broad match queries.

Properties

Characteristic of an object. In many programming languages, including Visual Basic, the term property>/I> is used to describe attributes associated with a data structure.

Properties

Characteristic of an object. In many programming languages, including Visual Basic, the term property>/I> is used to describe attributes associated with a data structure.

Programs

(also software programs, or computer programs) are instructions for a computer. A computer requires software programs to function.

Print queue

a print job is a file or set of files that has been submitted to be printed.

Print driver

a printer driver or a print processor is a piece of software that converts the data to be printed to the form specific to a printer. The purpose of printer drivers is to allow applications to do printing without being aware of the technical details of each printer model.

Primary key field

The primary key of a relational table uniquely identifies each record in the table.

Present value

Present value is the value on a given date of a future payment or series of future payments, discounted to reflect the time value of money and other factors such as investment risk. ..

Portrait

The terms portrait and landscape refer to different orientations of the paper whether it is oriented vertically or horizontally. A page with portrait orientation, typical for letters, memos, and other text documents, is taller than it is wide.

Portable Document Format (PDF)

a file format developed by Adobe Systems. PDF captures formatting information from a variety of desktop publishing applications, making it possible to send formatted documents.

Point

To move the pointer on a display screen to select an item.

plain text format

Refers to textual data in ASCII format. Plain text is the most portable format because it is supported by nearly every application on every machine. It is quite limited, however, because it cannot contain any formatting commands.

Placeholders

proxy: a person authorized to act for another

Pixel

Short for Picture Element, a pixel is a single point in a graphic image. Graphics monitors display pictures by dividing the display screen into thousands (or millions) of pixels, arranged in rows and columns. The pixels are so close together that they appear connected.

Pie chart

A type of presentation graphic in which percentage values are represented as proportionally-sized slices of a pie.

Paste Options

 Paste Options buttons' to see a clipboard thing with a drop down list every time you paste text.

Paste

To copy an object from a buffer (or clipboard) to a file. In word processing, blocks of text are moved from one place to another by cutting and pasting.

Parenthetical citation

Parenthetical referencing is a citation style in which in-text citations must be enclosed within parentheses and embedded in the paragraph, as opposed to the footnote style.

One-to-one relationship

A one-to-one relationship exists when the primary record will have only one related record. Another determining factor is both fields used the relationship are Primary Key fields.

One-to-many relationship

A relation in which one record in a table is related to many records in another table.

OLE Object

OLE is a compound document standard developed by Microsoft Corporation. It enables you to create objects with one application and then link or embed them in a second application.

Office button

The Office button in PowerPoint 2007 (and all Microsoft Office products) is found in the top left corner of the presentation window once it is opened.

Objects

Generally, any item that can be individually selected and manipulated. This can include shapes and pictures that appear on a display screen as well as less tangible software entities

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

a compound document standard developed by Microsoft Corporation. It enables you to create objects with one application and then link or embed them in a second application.

Numbered list

A list whose items are numbered, with various styles including Arabic numerals and Roman numerals

Null

Part of a nullable type system, null is a special pointer value (or other kind of object reference) used to signify that a pointer intentionally does not point to an object.

Notes pane

right below the actual slide.

Normal view

Displays a document with dotted lines representing where each page ends.

Non-printing characters

is a code point (a number) in a character set that does not, in itself, represent a written symbol.]

Name box

Contains the cell reference(s) of the currently selected cell(s)

Movie clips

Video clips are short clips of video, usually part of a longer piece.

Modern Language Association (MLA)

The Modern Language Association of America (referred to as the Modern Language Association or MLA) is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature.

Mixed cell reference

In Excel cell references are used in formulas, functions, charts, and other Excel commands.
Cell references consist of a column letter and the row number that intersect at the cell's location in a spreadsheet such as D2 or AZ234.

Minimize button

A window control (the middle yellow button that appears at the top left) that the user clicks to put a window into the Dock.