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The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects that feature an IP address for internet connectivity and...
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Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) refers to a company’s strategy for managing the issues of corporate governance, enterprise risk management...
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OpenShift is an open source hybrid cloud application Platform as a Service (PaaS) developed by Red Hat. Red Hat also...
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Domo is a Business Intelligence (BI) software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform developed to help companies gather and transform raw data stored across...
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Android 10, or Android Q, is the official Android name for the 10.0 update of the open source Android mobile...
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Data sanitization refers to the process of permanently and irreversibly destroying data on a storage device in a deliberate manner,...
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Social distancing refers to deliberate actions taken by individuals and communities to reduce human social interaction, often in an effort...
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Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a buzzword created by Gartner to cover hardware and services responsible for ensuring and...
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The Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra are the eleventh generation of Samsung s Galaxy smartphone mobile device and...
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A cloud data engineer, also known as a cloud engineer or cloud developer, is someone responsible for the management of...
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Edge computing security, or simply edge security, refers to the protection of data that resides or moves through devices away...
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The 70:20:10 model for modern learning and development espouses that students and employees learn best (70%) from doing specifically, on-the-job...
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Penetration testing, or pen testing, is a simulated security testing process conducted by an enterprise or third party “ethical hacking”...
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Short for education technology, edtech is a term that refers to modern learning environments that incorporate technology in a variety...
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Social learning is the process of learning through collaboration and interaction with others. Social learning isn t limited to just...
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Digital storytelling involves incorporating a variety of multimedia elements such as images, audio, video, and Web content into the educational...
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The Tin Can API, or Experience API, refers to a project developed to help organizations track and analyze the learning behavior of users and customers.
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Storyboarding is a project planning tool that helps teams identify and illustrate the various steps needed to complete a given...
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A failover cluster is a group of computer servers physical or virtual (or both) that are configured to provide continual...
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Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) is a metric that tracks and estimates the total value of a customer to a business...
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The iPhone 11 is a new smartphone from Apple that the company announced on September 10, 2019, and released for...
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Disco Dingo is the Ubuntu codename for version 19.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on April 18,...
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Customer Experience, or CX, refers to how a customer feels about a brand or company based on their experiences with...
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Cosmic Cuttlefish is the Ubuntu codename for version 18.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 18,...
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Endpoint Detection and Response, or EDR, is a form of technology that provides continuous monitoring and response to advanced cybersecurity...
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Project Libra is the codename for Facebook’s plans to release its own cryptocurrency for shopping and sending currency within the...
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Multi-Factor Authentication, or MFA, is a form of authenticating users that utilizes more than one method of identification when connecting...
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An ARM server, or advanced RISC machine server, is a computer server system comprised of a large array of ARM...
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The Apple Watch 4, or Apple Watch Series 4, arrived on September 21st, 2018, as the successor to the Apple...
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Apple WatchOS is the company’s operating system developed to power Apple Watch smartwatch devices. WatchOS is based on Apple’s iOS...
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Wear OS is a version of Google’s Android mobile operating system that has been specifically developed and optimized for smartwatches...
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Threat intelligence is the knowledge of the capabilities, resources, motives, and goals of potential security threats to an organization and...
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iOS 12 is the twelfth major update for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system that runs on mobile Apple devices like...
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Oreo is the official Android codename for the 8.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system and the...
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A threat actor is a person or entity that has the ability or intent to impact the security of other...
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Pie is the official Android codename for the 9.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system and the...
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Cyber security boot camps, also known as security bootcamps, are structured and intensive programs designed to help students gain key...
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Coding boot camps, or coding bootcamps, are structured and intensive educational programs designed to help students gain key programming and...
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The iPhone XS, also known as the 2018 iPhone, is a new smartphone from Apple that the company announced on...
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Information technology (IT) boot camps, also known as coding boot camps, are intensive, short-term training programs in information technology fields....
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Scrum Masters are responsible for leading and managing complex projects in Scrum, an agile methodology and framework. A Scrum Master...
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Non-Volatile Memory Express, or NVMe, is a communications standard and protocol developed to fully utilize the speed of the PCIe bus for faster, more efficient storage hardware access.
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The Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, refers to the use and management of connected devices and “smart” electronics beyond...
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Solid State Arrays, or SSAs, are shared storage device resources comprised of solid state drives (SSDs). Solid State Arrays typically...
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Scrum training and certification refers to courses and exams available to provide instruction and certify aptitude in Scrum, an agile...
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Zesty Zapus is the Ubuntu codename for version 17.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on April 13th,...
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Artful Aardvark is the Ubuntu codename for version 17.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 19th,...
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Bionic Beaver is the Ubuntu codename for version 18.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on April 26th,...
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Information Technology IT certifications educate and validate a professional’s specialized competency. There are hundreds of certifications available through independent organizations...
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Dragonchain is a cryptocurrency blockchain protocol originally developed by the Disney company to allow for more data privacy than other...
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The successor to the Pike release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Queens made its debut on...
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A software engineer is a licensed professional engineer who is schooled and skilled in the application of engineering discipline to...
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Apple tvOS is an operating system originally developed for the fourth-generation edition of the Apple TV digital media receiver and...
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Zyklon is a strain of malware that first emerged in the wild in early 2016 before largely going dormant until...
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Cryptocurrency is an increasingly trending term referring to digital money that can be purchased, transferred, and/or sold securely using cryptography,...
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Customer lifecycle refers to the various stages a prospective or existing customer progresses through in a company’s marketing and sales...
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Customer Experience Management (CEM or CXM) refers to enterprise policies and protocols initiated to improve overall customer satisfaction and brand...
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iOS 11 is the eleventh major update for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system that runs on mobile Apple devices like...
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Apple TV 4K is the latest iteration of the Apple TV digital media receiver device that can play movies from...
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The Apple Watch 3, or Apple Watch Series 3 as it's formally called, is an updated version of the Apple Watch Series 2 that debuted in 2016.
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Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) takes a comprehensive approach to securing and managing the use of smartphones, tablets and other mobile...
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Apple Face ID is a biometric authentication facial recognition feature added in the iPhone X that serves as a replacement...
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Devil’s Ivy is a security vulnerability that when exploited enables an attacker to remotely access a video feed and deny...
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The successor to the Ocata release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Pike arrived on August 30,...
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iPhone X (pronounced “iPhone Ten”) is a new smartphone from Apple that the company announced on September 12, 2017. The...
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Amazon Prime Day refers to a Black Friday-like discount day that provides members-only access to special deals for Amazon Prime...
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The $229 Amazon Echo Show brings a 7-inch display to the Amazon Echo smart speaker system along with new features that utilize its video capabilities.
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CrashOverrride is an industrial control system cyberattack launched in December 2016 that created a massive blackout in Kiev, Ukraine. Also...
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Amazon Tap is a $129 portable smart speaker in the Amazon Echo product line that offers many of the original...
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Fireball is a form of malware orchestrated by Rafotech, a Beijing-based digital marketing agency, that has infected up to 250...
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CopyCat is a sophisticated form of mobile malware that has infected more than 14 million Android devices, according to some...
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Apple’s HomePod is a smart speaker from Apple developed to compete with similar devices like the Amazon Echo and Google...
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Hexadite is the developer of advanced security software that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and prevent potential...
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Also known as mobile information management (MIM), mobile content management typically falls within the overarching Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) philosophy...
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Mobile Information Management (MIM) refers to software and services used to secure and manage the sensitive, often business-critical data used...
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WannaCry was one of the most damaging malware attacks in history. On Friday, May 12, 2017, WannaCry ransomware infected computers...
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Windows Hello is facial-recognition and fingerprint-reading biometric authentication technology in Windows 10 that enables users to protect and access their...
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Bixby is a virtual digital assistant developed by Samsung for Android mobile devices to compete with Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s...
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The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are the eighth generation of Samsung s Galaxy smartphone mobile device and the follow-up...
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A YubiKey is a small USB device that supports multiple authentication protocols to help protect access to computers, networks, websites...
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Emoji refers to small pictures used on smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices to convey emotion or represent an object...
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The iPhone 8 is the eighth generation of Apple’s popular iPhone mobile smartphone device. Apple’s iPhone 8 was officially announced...
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Touch ID is a fingerprint reader on newer iPhone and iPad devices that enables users to quickly sign in to...
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The successor to the Newton release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Ocata made its debut on...
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Operation BugDrop refers to a new form of malware that surreptitiously infects desktop and laptop computers and uses the PC’s...
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Amazon’s AWS Lambda is an event-driven computing platform developed by Amazon to automatically fire, or execute code, when a specific...
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Website spoofing refers to fraudulent websites that masquerade as legitimate sites by copying the design of the website as well...
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Fake news, or hoax news, refers to false information or propaganda published under the guise of being authentic news. Fake...
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IFTTT, an acronym for If This Then That, is a free service that automates connectivity between apps and services, enabling...
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Amazon Snowball Edge is designed to provide enterprises with a fast and inexpensive device for transferring large amounts of data...
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A Leap Smear is a technique of spreading or “smearing” time over a period of hours to account for leap...
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A leap second refers to the periodical addition of one second to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in order to...
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Cognitive computing refers to computing that simulates the thought processes of humans. Cognitive computing utilizes self-learning or deep-learning algorithms backed...
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IBM Watson is a cognitive computing platform originally developed by IBM to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy. Watson...
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Containers-as-a-Service (CaaS) is an emerging services offering for container-based virtualization in which providers offer a complete framework to customers for...
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Orchestration is the automated configuration, coordination, and management of computer systems, applications, and software. Orchestration is used to help streamlining...
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Ansible is a software platform developed to streamline and simplify cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestrations and similar...
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Yakkety Yak is the Ubuntu codename for version 16.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 14th,...
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Touch Disease refers to an issue with Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones that causes the touch screen...
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Nougat is the official Android codename for the 7.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. Nougat started...
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The successor to the Mitaka release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Newton made its debut on...
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Telemedicine refers to the use of medical information provided by (or between) healthcare professionals to patients via electronic means such...
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macOS Sierra is version 10.12 of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system for Macintosh desktop, laptop and server computers,...
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3D Touch is a pressure-sensitive feature introduced by Apple on its 2015 iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus smartphones. 3D...
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Nested virtualization refers to virtualization that runs inside an already virtualized environment. In other words, it’s the ability to run...
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iOS 10 is the tenth major update for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system that runs on portable Apple devices like...
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Docker Datacenter (DDC) is a container management and deployment services project from Docker developed to help enterprises get up to...
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The iPhone 7 is the seventh generation of Apple’s popular iPhone mobile smartphone device. Apple’s iPhone 7 made its official...
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A network investigative technique, or NIT, is a drive-by download computer program designed to provide access to a computer in...
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System Center Virtual Machine Manager, also known as System Center VMM or simply SCVMM, is a management tool developed by...
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A drive-by download refers to potentially harmful software code that is installed on a person’s computer without the user needing...
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Google Container Engine (GKE) is a cluster management and container orchestration system developed to run and manage Docker containers. Google...
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Downtime refers to periods of time during which a computer system, server or network is shut off or unavailable for...
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Live Migration is the process of moving a running virtual machine (VM) from one physical server to another while not...
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The Host Guardian Service (HGS) is a server role introduced in Windows Server 2016 for configuring guarded hosts and running...
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Shielded VMs, or Shielded Virtual Machines, are a security feature introduced in Windows Server 2016 for protecting Hyper-V Generation 2...
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Hyper-V Containers are completely isolated virtual machines (VMs) that incorporate their own copy of the Windows kernel. One of two...
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The third technical preview of Windows Server 2016 introduced Windows Server Containers capabilities (later referred to simply as Windows Containers),...
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Storage Spaces Direct is a feature introduced in Windows Server 2016 that extends the software-defined storage (SDS) stack in Windows...
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Xenial Xerus is the Ubuntu codename for version 16.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on April 21st,...
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A server administrator, or server admin, has the job responsibility of managing and monitoring the performance of the computer servers...
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The successor to the Liberty release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Mitaka made its debut on...
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ADN is short for Application Delivery Network. The ADN is a suite of technologies developed to provide application availability, security,...
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Server Core is a minimal installation option introduced in Windows Server 2008 as a way to run Windows Server with...
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The iPhone SE is the latest release in Apple’s line of immensely popular iPhone mobile smartphones. Apple’s iPhone SE offers...
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A load balancer, or server load balancer (SLB), is a hardware or software-based device that efficiently distributes network or application...
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Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) are an evolution of server load balancers (SLB) that combine traditional load-balancing capabilities with features like...
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KeRanger takes the claim of being the first fully functional ransomware program targeting users of Apple Macintosh computers and laptops....
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Smart home is a term that refers to modern homes that have appliances, lighting and/or electronic devices that can be...
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Nano Server is a stripped-down version of Windows Server developed by Microsoft specifically for running cloud applications and containers. By...
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Azure Stack is a hybrid cloud computing software solution developed by Microsoft based on the company’s Azure cloud platform. Azure...
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On-premises is the software and technology that is located within the physical confines of an enterprise often in the company’s...
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USB 3.1 is an upgrade to the USB 3.0 standard (also known as SuperSpeed USB) that boosts maximum theoretical data...
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Project Natick is an initiative launched in August 2014 by Microsoft for testing the feasibility of an energy-efficient, low-latency cloud...
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Azure PowerShell is an extension of the Windows PowerShell platform and scripting language developed to provide cmdlets for simplifying and...
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USB-C is the commonly-used, shortened reference to the USB Type-C specification, which defines a small reversible-plug connector for USB devices....
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PowerShell Direct enables system administrators to run PowerShell commands inside a virtual machine (VM) from the host operating system without...
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802.11ah is a wireless LAN (WLAN) specification developed by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) that operates in...
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PowerShell is an automation platform and scripting language developed by Microsoft for simplifying and automating the management of Windows and...
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Wi-Fi HaLow (pronounced “HAY-low”) is a marketing name used for products that utilize the IEEE 802.11ah wireless technology, which offers...
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cmdlets are Microsoft .NET programs designed to interact with Microsoft’s PowerShell automation platform and scripting language. System administrators frequently use...
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Windows Server 2016 is the forthcoming successor to Microsoft s Windows Server 2012 server operating system. Windows Server 2016 is...
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Ganeti is an open source virtual server management project developed by Google and used internally by the company to facilitate...
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Windows 10 Mobile is Microsoft’s latest mobile operating system for powering mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. It serves as...
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Sideloading means installing and running applications on mobile devices that haven’t been authorized or approved by the device’s official app...
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Rooting refers to the process of giving root access to subsystems of the Android mobile operating system on Android-based mobile...
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Identity Lifecycle Management, or ILM, is a buzz phrase that refers to a collection of technologies and business processes utilized...
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Stagefright refers to various security bugs that target a library of code within the Android mobile operating system. The libstagefright...
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LXD is a container effort created by Canonical, developers of the Ubuntu Linux operating system distribution, that works in conjunction...
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BYON, or Bring Your Own Network, is an evolution of the term BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in the consumerization...
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The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 debuted in October 2015 as the fourth generation of Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet / notebook...
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Wily Werewolf is the Ubuntu codename for version 15.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 22nd,...
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The Surface Book is the first laptop computer offering from Microsoft, making its debut in October 2015 along with the Surface Pro 4.
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The successor to the Kilo release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Liberty made its debut on...
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An improved version of Apple’s iPhone 6 that made its debut in October 2015. The iPhone 6S and the iPhone...
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Enterprise identity management (IdM), or ID management, is the part of identity and access management systems (IAM) responsible for identifying,...
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Workspace-as-a-Service, or WaaS, is a form of desktop virtualization that companies utilize to provide their employees with access to business...
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Short for Bring Your Own Applications as well as Build Your Own Apps, BYOA is an evolution of the term...
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The Apple iPad Pro is a larger version of the original Apple iPad that the company announced on September 9th,...
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Marshmallow is the official Android codename for the upcoming 6.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. Marshmallow...
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Personally identifiable information (PII) is any information or data that can be used to discover or distinguish an individual’s identity...
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Micro-VMs, or micro virtual machines, are hardware-isolated virtual machines created by a microvisor to help ensure secure computing environments. Micro-VMs,...
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Windows Bridge for iOS is a tool developed by Microsoft for bringing Apple iOS apps to the Windows platform. Microsoft...
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Android M is the Android codename for the upcoming 6.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. The...
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iOS 9 is the ninth major update for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system that runs on portable Apple devices like...
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OS X El Capitan is version 10.11 of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system for Macintosh desktop, laptop and...
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The term microvisor refers to a Xen-based security-focused hypervisor developed by security firm Bromium that provides micro-virtualization technology to ensure...
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Mobile Application Management (MAM) is a term that refers to software and services used to secure, manage and distribute mobile...
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Micro-virtualization is a technology developed by desktop security firm Bromium to help ensure secure computing environments. Micro-virtualization utilizes a Xen-based...
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The Intel Compute Stick is a small USB flash drive-sized PC-on-a-Stick device that can be plugged into an HDMI-compatible TV...
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OpenStack Nova is a component within the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform developed to provide on-demand access to compute...
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PC-on-a-Stick is a term that refers to a small USB flash drive-sized device that can be plugged into an HDMI-compatible...
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IDaaS is an acronym for Identity-as-a-Service, and it refers to identity and access management services that are offered through the...
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Shadow IT is a term that refers to Information Technology (IT) applications and infrastructure that are managed and utilized without...
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The Third Platform is an information technology (IT) term coined by IDC that distinguishes the current IT environment of mobile,...
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Clutter is a technology developed by Microsoft for its Outlook email client that helps users automatically organize their Outlook inboxes...
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Human capital management (HCM) is a business philosophy that emphasizes the enhancement of employees while viewing them as a quantifiable...
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Microsoft Edge is the official name for a new and improved Web browser introduced in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system...
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Infrastructure refers to an enterprise’s collection of physical and virtual products that comprise its framework for information technology (IT) operations....
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VENOM refers to a security vulnerability that results from a buffer overflow in a kernel-level driver included in many default...
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Snappy Ubuntu is an optimized lightweight version of Ubuntu Linux developed for mobile, cloud, containers and other Internet of Things devices.
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Mumblehard is a strain of malware that primarily targets web servers running Linux and BSD operating systems and surreptitiously uses...
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The successor to the Juno release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Kilo made its debut on...
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An acronym for Operating Expenses, OpEx refers to the ongoing costs associated with the daily operations of business products, services...
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Vivid Vervet is the Ubuntu codename for version 15.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in April 2015,...
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Cloud-native app is a term promoted by VMware to refer to apps that are installed in cloud-based virtual machines. According...
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EVO:RAIL is an x86 server-based appliance developed by VMware for combining compute, networking and storage resources into a hyper-converged infrastructure...
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Project Spartan is the codename for a Web browser introduced in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that the company created...
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iBeacons are Apple’s implementation of small, often inexpensive beacon devices that utilize Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless signals to deliver...
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PowerMat is a wireless charging technology developed to wirelessly power electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets and wearable computing products....
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Force Touch is a feature developed by Apple that senses the level of force exerted on a touchpad or similar...
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Qi is a wireless charging technology used to wirelessly power electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets and wearable computing products....
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Phantom vibrations is a phenomenon in which a person believes their mobile phone is ringing or vibrating against their body...
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Wireless charging refers to technology and standards that enable consumers to charge electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets and wearable...
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The sixth generation of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone mobile device and the follow-up to the Samsung Galaxy S5, which was released...
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Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) is a service from Apple that enables a user or service to send push notification...
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Superfish is a form of adware that has the ability to hijack encrypted Web sessions and open a system up...
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Copy Data Virtualization is an approach to data management originally created by Actifio that applies the virtualization approach to data,...
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Copy data refers to data in an organization that has been copied and retained for backup, archival and/or Governance, Risk...
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Rocket is a containerization model developed by CoreOS that serves as an alternative to Docker. As with Docker, CoreOS Rocket...
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Apache Spark is an open-source engine developed specifically for handling large-scale data processing and analytics. Spark offers the ability to...
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Microsoft Parature is a cloud-based customer engagement solution that enterprises can deploy to provide self-service capabilities to their customers. Examples...
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The GHOST bug is a buffer overflow security vulnerability in some distributions of Linux that can potentially enable attackers to...
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Cloud app policy refers to policies and procedures put in place by enterprises to ensure that the usage of cloud...
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GameOver Zeus is a sophisticated evolution of the ZeuS malware that cybercriminals created to steal usernames and passwords from users...
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Data loss prevention, or DLP, refers to technology or software developed to protect and prevent the potential for data loss...
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Cridex is a sophisticated strain of banking malware that can steal banking credentials and other personal information on an infected...
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Dridex is a strain of banking malware that leverages macros in Microsoft Office to infect systems. Once a computer has...
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Windows 10 is the latest release of Microsoft’s Windows operating system and the successor to the underwhelming Windows 8 (and...
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Microsoft Office Sway is a new application in the Office Suite that provides a cloud-based, touch-enabled toolset for creating interactive...
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SoakSoak is a strain of malware that leverages security vulnerabilities in a WordPress plug-in. These vulnerabilities are found in the...
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Fog computing is a term created by Cisco that refers to extending cloud computing to the edge of an enterprise’s...
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Containerization is a lightweight alternative to full machine virtualization that involves encapsulating an application in a container with its own...
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The iPad Pro is a rumored new product from Apple that is expected to compete with tablet / laptop computer...
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Lollipop is the dessert-themed Android codename for the 5.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. Lollipop debuted...
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The Apple iPad Mini 3 is the third generation of Apple’s iPad Mini tablet computer and the successor to 2013’s...
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The Apple iPad Air 2 is the sixth generation of Apple’s iPad tablet computer and the successor to 2013’s original...
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Amazon Echo is a new smart speaker product from Amazon that combines voice recognition “intelligent assistant” capabilities with speaker functionality...
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Google Payday Loan is a set of algorithm updates and data refreshes for the Google search engine initiated to help...
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Wi-Fi Calling is a technology that enables a smartphone user to make and receive calls over a wireless internet connection...
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Rezence is a wireless charging technology developed to wirelessly power smartphones, tablets, wearable computing devices and other mobile electronics.
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Utopic Unicorn is the Ubuntu codename for version 14.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in October 2014,...
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The Microsoft Band is a small “wearable computing” device worn on a user’s wrist. While its form is more of...
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Miracast is a peer-to-peer wireless technology that enables users to mirror, or share, their computer or mobile device screen to...
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Anti-malware is software tools and programs designed to identify and prevent malicious software, or malware, from infecting computer systems or...
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Bootkits are an advanced form of rootkits that take the basic functionality of a rootkit and extend it with the...
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The successor to the Icehouse release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Juno debuted on October 16,...
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WiGig is a technology based on the IEEE 802.11ad specification that can support data transfer speeds of up to 7Gbps...
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Short for Wireless Display, WiDi is a technology developed by Intel to enable computers and laptops to seamlessly work with...
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Skylake is the codename for Intel‘s processor microarchitecture that serves as the successor to the Haswell and Broadwell architectures. As...
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Shellshock is a bug that uses a vulnerability in the common Unix command execution shellbash (Bourne-Again SHell) to potentially enable...
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Retina HD Display is a marketing term first introduced by Apple with the debut of its iPhone 6 and iPhone...
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Abstract data types are mathematical models of a set of data values or information that share similar behavior or qualities...
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Google Dorking is a term that refers to the practice of applying advanced search techniques and specialized search engine parameters...
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Apple Pay is a mobile payments service and digital wallet app that utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) to initiate secure...
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The iPhone 6 Plus is a larger version of the iPhone 6 that fits into the increasingly popular phablet category....
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The Apple Watch is a smartwatch that operates as a small wearable computing device worn on a user’s wrist. The...
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The sixth generation of Apple’s immensely popular iPhone mobile smartphone. The iPhone 6 made its official debut in September 2014,...
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Google Pigeon is a codename that refers to an algorithm update for Google’s Local Search search engine, which the company...
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Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Security refers to an enterprise-grade line of security products offered by Microsoft in its security software product...
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A static data structure is an organization or collection of data in memory that is fixed in size. This results...
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Windows Defender is an anti-malware tool built into Microsoft’s Windows 8 and newer operating systems that is designed to protect...
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A dynamic data structure (DDS) refers to an organization or collection of data in memory that has the flexibility to...
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Microsoft Security Essentials is a free anti-malware tool available for Microsoft’s Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems that is...
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A truth table is a logically-based mathematical table that illustrates the possible outcomes of a scenario. The truth table contains...
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Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free security tool that provides on-demand scanning for viruses, spyware and other malicious software. The...
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Microsoft provides a variety of security options to protect users of its Windows-based operating systems and software products from malware,...
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Computational thinking (CT) is a study of the problem-solving skills and tactics involved in writing or debugging software programs and...
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An acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, STEM has become popular recently in discussions involving grade school...
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Windows 9 was the anticipated name of the follow-up to Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system, but the company decided to...
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Spotlight is the name used for Apple Computer’s powerful search feature. Spotlight can be found on Mac OS X desktops...
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Use-After-Free vulnerabilities are a type of memory corruption flaw that can be leveraged by hackers to execute arbitrary code. Use...
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Block-level storage is a type of storage commonly deployed by larger businesses and enterprises in storage area networks (SANs) and...
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Google Project Zero is a little-known research group whose focus is finding security vulnerabilities in Google’s software products like the...
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File-level storage is the predominant storage technology used on hard drives, network-attached storage (NAS) systems and similar storage systems. File-level...
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Linux Deepin, or the Deepin Project, is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu Linux. Formerly known as Hiweed Linux, Linux...
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The practice of using improper Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics in an attempt to manipulate or elevate the placement of...
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A highly customized variant of Google’s Android mobile operating system developed by Amazon to power its Fire line of entertainment...
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Google Hummingbird is a project that seeks to improve the Google search engine experience for users by going beyond keyword...
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Google Penguin refers to a set of algorithm updates and data refreshes for the Google search engine that the company...
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A smartphone designed by Amazon to compete with phones like the iPhone, Windows Phones and other Android-based smartphones. The Amazon...
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The fourth major “Panda” algorithm update and data refresh for the internal search algorithm used in the Google search engine....
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Google Panda is a series of on-going algorithm updates and data refreshes for the Google search engine that the company...
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iOS 8 is the eighth major update for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system that runs on portable Apple devices like...
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OS X Yosemite is version 10.10 of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system for Macintosh desktop, laptop and server...
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vCloud Hybrid Service (vCHS) Disaster Recovery is a Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) solution for VMware vSphere that utilizes the cloud to...
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Data centers are physical or virtual infrastructure used by enterprises to house computer, server and networking systems and components for...
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VMware’s vCloud Hybrid Service (vCHS) is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution that enables customers to use virtual networking to securely extend...
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VMware’s vCloud Suite is a set of cloud infrastructure capabilities that includes virtualization, software-defined data center (SDDC) services, policy-based provisioning,...
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What is VMware vSphere? vSphere is a server virtualization software application from VMware. It debuted in 2009 as the successor...
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Linux Containers (LXC) are operating system-level capabilities that make it possible to run multiple isolated Linux systems, or containers, on...
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Docker is a containerization software that automates application deployment. It serves as a lightweight alternative to full machine virtualization that’s...
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Trusty Tahr is the Ubuntu codename for version 14.04 LTS of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in April...
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Saucy Salamander is the Ubuntu codename for version 13.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in October 2013,...
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The successor to the Grizzly release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform (and the precursor to the 2014...
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A system developed by Apple to integrate Apple iPhones with the in-car infotainment entertainment systems provided in the dash of...
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The successor to the Havana release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Icehouse debuted in April 2014...
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Amazon WorkSpaces is a desktop computing service offered to customers through the cloud. Amazon WorkSpaces desktops are part of the...
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In a Network Functions Virtualization architecture, a virtualized network function, or VNF, is responsible for handling specific network functions that...
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The fifth generation of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone mobile device and the follow-up to the Samsung Galaxy S4, which debuted in...
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Network Functions Virtualization, or NFV, is a network architecture philosophy that utilizes virtualization technologies to manage core networking functions via...
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An entertainment set-top box from Amazon developed to compete with other streaming video offerings like Apple TV, Google Chromecast and...
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A worm that takes advantage of a vulnerability in the PHP scripting language to attempt to gain access to a...
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A strain of malware that allows unauthorized access and control of an affected system. Linux/Ebury is a backdoor Trojan and...
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A collection of malware developed to create a sophisticated network of botnets that can distribute spam, redirect Web traffic and...
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A term similar to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in which corporate employees utilize their own personal clouds or a...
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An enterprise mobility management (EMM) and mobile device management (MDM) provider that offers solutions for handling the management of mobile...
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A non-relational database cloud service that can be used to store and query data items via web services requests through...
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A popular free open source content management and blog system platform. Based on PHP and MySQL, WordPress enables users to...
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Nginx is an open source HTTP Web server and reverse proxy server. Pronounced as Engine-Ex, Nginx has emerged as the...
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An online store for Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing customers to find, compare and utilize AWS software and technical...
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Mobile security management is a term that’s often used interchangeably with the more common Mobile Device Management (MDM). Both terms...
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Amazon Web Services, or AWS, is a cloud computing platform from Amazon that provides customers with a wide array of...
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Mobile device security means the security measures designed to protect the sensitive information stored on and transmitted by smartphones, tablets,...
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Mobile security best practices are recommended guidelines and safeguards for protecting mobile devices and the sensitive data contained on them....
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Scratch is a free visual programming language developed to help simplify the process of creating and programming animations, games, music,...
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Mobile security threats include both physical and software-based threats that can compromise the data on smartphones, tablets and similar mobile...
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Mobile security applications for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system help protect Apple iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet mobile devices from...
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Mobile security applications for Google’s Android platform help protect Android smartphone and tablet mobile devices from malware threats as well...
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Mobile security apps are applications designed for smartphone and tablet mobile devices to protect and secure the device and its...
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Screen lock is a security feature for computers and mobile devices that helps prevent unauthorized access to the device. Also...
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Mobile security involves protecting both personal and business information stored on and transmitted from smartphones, tablets, laptops and other mobile...
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The 802.11ac -2013 update, or 802.11ac Wave 2, is an addendum to the original 802.11acwireless specification that utilizes MU-MIMO technology...
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Short for Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output, MU-MIMO is an enhanced form of the MIMO technology that enables multiple independent radio terminals...
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Short for Server Message Block 2, SMB2 is a file transfer protocol commonly used by network-attached storage (NAS) devices and...
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Mac OS X Mavericks, or simply OS X Mavericks, is version 10.9 of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system...
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A server operating system version of the Mac OS X operating system for Apple computers. Mac OS X Server, also...
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A server operating system, also called a server OS, is an operating system specifically designed to run on servers, which...
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A desktop and server virtualization platform from Red Hat that is based on the KVM hypervisor as well as the...
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Short for Kernel-based Virtualization Machine, KVM is an open source virtualization offering for Linux operating systems that enables Linux to...
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ProjectLibre is an open source project management software solution developed as an alternative to Microsoft Project. As with other project...
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In ecommerce terminology, Facebook commerce, or F-commerce, is a strategy that focuses on developing or designing ecommerce content and storefront...
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Cloud-based services for helping to protect companies from the loss of mission-critical data in the event of a man-made or...
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An advanced form of ransomware that first surfaced in September 2013, attacking individuals and companies in the U.K by arriving...
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A database that features fewer consistency restrictions than conventional relational databases. While most often called NoSQL databases, these databases are...
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Desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) is a form of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) in which the VDI is outsourced and handled by a...
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Anything-as-a-service, or XaaS, refers to the growing diversity of services available over the Internet via cloud computing as opposed to...
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Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) is a cloud computing term for the extensive variety of services and applications emerging for users to access...
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Amazon’s third generation of the Kindle Fire line of tablet devices. The Kindle Fire HDX is available in both 7″...
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An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a targeted attack by cyber criminals or in some cases government institutions that uses...
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A software-defined networking (SDN) strategy from Cisco developed to help networks become more open, programmable and application-aware. According to this...
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Apple announced the fifth generation of its iPad tablet computer on October 22, 2013, as the iPad Air. The Apple...
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An extension of Apple’s Siri functionality for enabling voice control of an iOS mobile device that is linked with a...
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An in-car infotainment strategy from Apple that will enable the company’s iOS mobile devices to work with the built-in audio...
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iTunes Match is a subscription service from Apple that enables users to sync and share their music catalogs with all...
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A technique for obfuscating the true origin of packets on an IP network in order to preserve privacy and shield...
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A free streaming radio station service from Apple similar to Pandora and Slacker that is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod...
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Google Now is an intelligent personal assistant feature available for the Google Android and Apple iOS platforms. As with Apple’s...
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A file sharing feature from Apple available on mobile devices running the iOS 7 (and later) mobile operation system as...
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iOS 7 is the seventh major update for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system that runs on portable Apple devices like...
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A voice command technology app for select Samsung smartphones and tablets powered by Google Android that enables users to interact...
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Hand of Thief Trojan is Trojan malware developed to enable cyber criminals to compromise Linux systems and steal user information...
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An improved version of Apple’s iPhone 5 that debuted in September 2013 as the middle-tier smartphone in the iPhone lineup,...
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An improved version of Apple’s iPhone 5 that adds a number of key new features while retaining the iPhone 5’s...
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A wearable computing smartwatch device developed by Samsung that functions similar to a smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy Gear is expected...
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KitKat is the dessert-themed Android codename for the 4.4 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. KitKat debuted...
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Virtual SAN is a software-defined storage offering from VMware that enables enterprises to pool their storage capabilities and to instantly...
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A bundled solution from VMware that integrates the company’s own virtualization technology with technology acquired from Nicira in order to...
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Compute refers to applications and workloads that require a great deal of computation, necessitating sufficient resources to handle these computation...
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A marketing term coined by HP for its ultra-low power Project Moonshot servers developed for specific data center workloads such...
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A project from HP initiated to develop ultra-low-power servers for specific data center workloads such as cloud computing and big...
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The phrase public cloud is used to describe a form of cloud computing in which a company relies on a...
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A term coined by IBM for its “software-defined everything” vision. The company’s Software-Defined Environments (SDE) group is the latest evolution...
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A combined form of private clouds and public clouds in which some critical data resides in the enterprise s private...
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A small WiFi-enabled dongle device that connects to a television via a HDMI port to wirelessly stream video and music...
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A marketing phrase that serves to group a variety of software-defined computing technologies into one overarching moniker. The umbrella of...
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An industry-supported collaborative project of the Linux Foundation launched in April 2013 with a mission of developing an open source...
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Collaborative editing is a process of writing and editing documents or projects by more than one person. Collaborative editing software...
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Virtual Ethernet (vEth) is a virtual interface within a network switch that dynamically provisions virtual machine (VM) operations based on...
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Key Lime Pie is the dessert-themed Android codename for the upcoming 4.4 update of the open source Android mobile operating...
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A next-generation PlayStation gaming and entertainment system from Sony that is currently scheduled to arrive in late 2013.
Windows Server 2012 R2 is the successor to Windows Server 2012, Microsoft s enterprise server operating system. Developed under the...
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The codename for the follow-up to Windows Server 2012, Microsoft s server opserating system. Windows Server Blue is expected to...
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PRISM program is a massive surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency (NSA). The PRISM program utilizes...
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A next-generation Xbox gaming and entertainment system from Microsoft that is currently scheduled to arrive in November 2013. The $499...
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Haswell is the codename for Intel‘s processor microarchitecture that serves as the successor to the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge...
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Also known as virtualization-aware networks, VM-aware networks utilize virtual Ethernet (vEth) technologies that enable data centers to efficiently configure and...
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Also known as VM-aware networks, virtualization-aware networks are powered by network switches that fully recognize and manage virtual machines (VMs)....
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Software-defined storage (SDS) is an intelligent storage architecture that separates storage hardware from the software that manages it. SDS manages...
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VM-aware storage, or virtualization-aware storage, is the intelligent management and monitoring of storage infrastructure in virtualized environments where virtual machines...
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Also known as VM-aware storage, virtualization-aware storage is storage technology that facilitates management and monitoring of storage performance and integration...
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A subset of the more general search engine optimization (SEO) that focuses on ways to optimize the content of a...
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When Apple’s iPad Mini debuted in late 2012, one of its few shortcomings according to critics was the lack of...
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A long-rumored smartphone project from Facebook that officially debuted in April 2013 not as a standalone mobile device but instead...
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An open source Web conferencing project that provides video conferencing, instant messaging, collaborative document editing and similar features. Apache OpenMeetings...
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A collection of apps from Facebook that provides a stream of Facebook posts, photos and links on a smartphone‘s home...
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A search engine from Facebook that enables users to tap into the social network‘s vast database of information using natural...
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Ubuntu LTS, which stands for Ubuntu “Long Term Support,” is a stable version of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system that...
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Raring Ringtail is the Ubuntu codename for version 13.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in April 2013,...
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Google Fiber is a new fiber-optic internet and television service from Google offered in select cities that provides up to...
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A PST file, or personal storage table (.pst) file, is a Microsoft Outlook Data File that stores a user’s Outlook...
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The follow-up to the Folsom release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, OpenStack Grizzly debuted in April 2013...
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A new version of the Bluetooth wireless device-to-device technology that offers significantly lower power consumption than previous versions. Also referred...
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A wearable computing device worn on a user’s wrist that offers functionality and capabilities similar to those of a smartphone....
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A digital “scratchpad” note-taking application for the Android mobile operating system that serves as Google’s answer to Apple’s Notes app...
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The most recent development in Corning’s Gorilla Glass technology for protecting mobile and computing device screens. Gorilla Glass 3 with...
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Wearable computing is a term that refers to computer-powered devices or equipment that can be worn by a user, including...
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An advanced, flexible screen currently in development by Corning that is expected to be used in making bendable mobile devices...
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An advanced alkali-aluminosilicate glass technology developed by Corning that is used in a variety of screens for mobile devices like...
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The fourth generation release of Samsung’s popular Galaxy smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy S4 was announced in March 2013, with public...
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The codename for a Microsoft project that will provide support for mixing in-memory database tables with more traditional on-disk tables...
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A relational database system that supports both in-memory and on-disk storage. Hybrid databases are typically deployed to retain the high...
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A database that uses a system’s main memory for data storage rather than the disk-based storage typically utilized by traditional...
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Google’s project program for developing a line of hands-free, head-mounted intelligent devices that can be worn by users as “wearable...
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A high-end, touch-screen Chromebook device from Google that runs the company s Chrome OS operating system. The Google Chromebook Pixel...
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An emerging standard that extends Ethernet to support multimedia streaming. The Ethernet Audio/Video Bridging standard adds QoS (Quality of Service)...
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A digital storage service available on Apple iOS devices like the iPhone and iPod touch that helps store, organize and...
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Google Project Butter refers to an initiative for the Android mobile operating system to make the OS quicker and more...
A company-wide process from Microsoft for performing regular code reviews for Microsoft software products to reduce security issues and resolve...
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A follow-up to 2012’s original Apple iPad Mini that was officially announced on October 22, 2013, with availability scheduled for...
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A digital payment service from Google designed to make it easier for customers to make online and traditional in-store purchases....
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Another term for security vulnerability, a security exploit is an unintended and unpatched flaw in software code that exposes it...
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A term that refers to any number of security exploits in Oracle’s Java software, which has a long history of...
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An unintended flaw in software code or a system that leaves it open to the potential for exploitation in the...
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The Google Nexus 10 is a tablet device developed by Google and Samsung that was first released in November 2012....
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A wireless LAN (WLAN) specification under development by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) that will serve as...
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A wireless LAN (WLAN) specification under development by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) that delivers wireless data...
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Gigabit Wi-Fi refers to the upcoming 802.11ac Wireless LAN specification that will support data transfer speeds of 433Mbps per spatial...
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The Google Nexus 4 is a smartphone device developed by Google and LG that was released in November 2012. The...
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A collaborative effort launched and coordinated by the Linux Foundation to build an open source implementation of Middleware Agnostic Messaging...
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A more powerful version of the Microsoft Surface Tablet that runs the full Windows 8 operating system rather than the...
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Shylock refers to a family of malware that relies on browser-based man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and fake digital certificates to intercept...
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Apache CloudStack is an open source cloud computing and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform developed to help make creating, deploying and managing...
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OpenStack Folsom is the follow-up to the Essex release of the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform. OpenStack Folsom debuted...
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An open source cloud computing and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform for enabling private clouds. Eucalyptus takes a company s existing IT...
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Apache Pig is a high-level procedural language platform developed to simplify querying large data sets in Apache Hadoop and MapReduce....
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Apache Hive (Hive) is a data warehouse system for the open source Apache Hadoop project. Hive features a SQL-like HiveQL...
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Companies initiate private cloud projects to enable their IT infrastructure to become more capable of quickly adapting to continually evolving...
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An enterprise software firm that specializes in open source Apache Hadoop development and support. HortonWorks was launched in 2011 by...
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The smallest device in Apple s lineup of iPod digital portable music players. Now in its fourth generation, the iPod...
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An 8-pin power connector developed by Apple, Inc. in 2012 as a replacement for the traditional 30-pin connector previously used...
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A small portable music player that fits in between the smaller iPod Shuffle and the larger iPod touch in Apple...
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One of the two primary types of touchscreen displays (along with capacitive) employed on smartphones, tablets, laptops and similar electronic...
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The fourth generation iPad debuted as the successor to the third generation new iPad on October 23rd, 2012, the same...
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The iPad Mini is a smaller, lighter version of the Apple iPad tablet device launched by Apple Inc. on October...
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Quantal Quetzal is the Ubuntu codename for version 12.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in October 2012,...
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One of the two primary types of touchscreen displays (along with resistive) employed on smartphones, tablets, laptops and similar electronic...
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A 7-inch tablet computer designed by Google and Asus that runs Google s Android mobile operating system. The Google Nexus...
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A family of malware worms that typically spreads through instant messaging, USB removable drives, websites or social media channels like...
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The Skype worm is a strain of the Dorkbot family of malware that made headlines in October 2012. The Skype...
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The Kindle Fire HD follows the company s 2011 Kindle Fire tablet and is the latest addition to Amazon’s Kindle...
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The Kindle Paperwhite is a front-lit Kindle e-book reader that offers improved contrast and enables users to more easily read...
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iOS 6 is the sixth major update for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system that powers portable Apple devices like the...
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The fifth generation of Apple’s immensely popular iPhone mobile smartphone debuted in September 2012, supplanting the iPhone 4S as the...
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An open source Linux operating system distribution developed and supported by the openSUSE Project. openSUSE is freely available for download,...
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SUSE Linux Enterprise is the enterprise-grade version of SUSE’s open source Linux operating system distribution. SUSE Linux Enterprise can be...
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Microsoft Secure Boot is a component of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system that relies on the UEFI specification s secure...
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Short for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, UEFI is a specification that defines a more modernized model for the interface between...
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Short for SMS Phishing, smishing is a variant of phishing email scams that instead utilizes Short Message Service (SMS) systems...
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Open source tools that help simplify specific services deployment and management tasks in Canonical’s Juju “automatic service orchestration” project. Juju...
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Juju is an “automatic service orchestration” project launched by Canonical, developers of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system, to deploy, manage...
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Metal-as-a-Service (MASS) is a provisioning construct created by Canonical, developers of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. MAAS is designed to...
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Hyperscale computing refers to the infrastructure and provisioning needed in distributed computing environments for effectively scaling from several servers to...
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Mountain Lion Server is the business-oriented server version of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X Mountain Lion (v10.8) operating system. Like...
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials is one of Windows Server 2012‘s four editions, along with Foundation, Standard and Datacenter. Windows Server...
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Fedora is an open source Linux operating system (OS) distribution developed and supported by the Fedora Project and in partnership...
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The successor to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 Web browser, Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) is integrated into the Windows 8 and...
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Officially announced in June 2012 after being in development under the codename Windows Phone Apollo, Windows Phone 8 is a...
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Microsoft Office 2013 is the follow-up to Microsoft’s Office 2010 office suite. Office 2013 has been developed under the Office...
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A malware worm that first appeared in July 2012, targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and turning infected PCs on at night...
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SkyDrive is now called OneDrive. SkyDrive is the former name of a personal cloud storage service from Microsoft that enables...
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A tablet device developed by Research in Motion, the same company that manufactures BlackBerry personal digital assistant (PDA) devices. Nicknamed...
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One of the three editions of the forthcoming Windows 8 (along with Windows 8 standard and Windows 8 Pro), Windows...
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ARM processors are a family of 32-bit microprocessors developed by Advanced RISC Machines, Ltd. in the 1980s. Today ARM processors...
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A graphical processing unit that holds the distinction of being the first GPU designed for the cloud. Graphics cards powered...
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A complete, standalone operating system developed for the open Web with a primary focus as an open source mobile OS...
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The process of applying a software patch or update to an older version of software than the update was initially...
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An interactive software application developed to utilize the core technologies of the Facebook platform to create an extensive social media...
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A form of virtual currency in Facebook that can be purchased (with real money) in order to acquire virtual goods...
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All-in-one PCs, also known as all-in-one desktops, integrate the computer case and system components into the monitor so that the...
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The 2012 Leap Second Bug refers to computer glitches and outages resulting from the leap second that added an extra...
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A free service powered by Skype that enables Facebook users to conduct one-to-one video chats with other users. There are...
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The codename used for AMD’s second-generation accelerated processing units (APUs). AMD Trinity processors follow the company’s first generation “Llano” processors,...
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A codename for Intel Ivy Bridge processors developed specifically for tablet, ultrabook and Mac laptop computers. Chief River processors are...
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An extremely sophisticated strain of malware more commonly referred to as Flame (or Flamer), although some security experts classify the...
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An extremely sophisticated strain of malware that shares similarities with Stuxnet, although Flame is much more massive in terms of...
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A marketing term developed by Hewlett-Packard to refer to AMD-powered ultraportable laptops that fit between Intel’s ultrabook designation and the...
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DNSChanger, also referred to as DNS Changer and nicknamed the “Internet doomsday” virus, is a type of malware used by...
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Televisions that integrate the Internet and Web 2.0 features to provide a more interactive experience for users. Also known as...
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A Smart TV platform from Google and co-development partners Intel, Sony and Logitech that provides an Android-powered interactive television system...
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Google Play is Google’s renamed and rebranded Android Market online store for purchasing and downloading apps, music, books, movies and...
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In-app purchases are purchases made from within a mobile application. Users typically make an in-app purchase in order to access...
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A nascent Smart TV project from Canonical, the commercial team responsible for the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Ubuntu TV is...
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Short for electronic publication, EPUB is the most widely supported open, free e-book format, with popular e-book readers like Barnes...
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Jelly Bean is the dessert-themed Android codename for the 4.1 and 4.2 updates of the open source Android mobile operating...
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Siri Definition Siri is a built-in “intelligent assistant” that enables users of Apple iPhone 4S and later and newer iPad...
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Boot to Gecko, or B2G, is an ambitious Mozilla project initiated to build a complete, standalone operating system for the...
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A type of electronic display that senses physical touch by a person s hands or fingers, or by a device...
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The next major release of the Microsoft Windows operating system, Windows 8 officially debuted on October 26th, 2012 following a...
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A mobile operating system for smartphones and mobile devices that serves as the successor to Microsoft’s initial mobile OS platform...
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Linux / CDorked definition: A highly advanced, stealthy form of malware that targets backdoor exploits in Web servers like Apache, nginx and lighttpd.
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Wireless LANs make it possible to be more productive and accessible than ever before, and yet there are few things...
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Once you’ve determined that your business needs a server, you may find yourself concerned that you ll have to replace...
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Get a better understanding of two of your servers most important hardware considerations: memory (RAM) and storage (hard drive space)....
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Android versions (codenames) are used to describe the various updates for the open source Android mobile operating system. Android versions...
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Beacons are small, often inexpensive devices that enable more accurate location within a narrow range than GPS, cell tower triangulation...
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An acronym for Capital Expenses, CapEx refers to business costs associated with acquiring, developing or upgrading physical assets such as...