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Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) lets you set up a private cloud (a private, isolated section) within the Amazon...
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Building a private cloud is often the first step in cloud computing for many organizations. Here’s 24 vendors, platforms and...
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Cloud backup solutions enable enterprises or individuals to store their data and computer files on the Internet using a storage...
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In e-commerce terminology, tablet commerce, also called tablet ecommerce or t-commerce, is a mobile commerce strategy that focuses on designing...
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Apache HBase (HBase) is the Hadoop database. It is a distributed, scalable, big data store. HBase is a sub-project of...
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Hadoop MapReduce (Hadoop Map/Reduce) is a software framework for distributed processing of large data sets on compute clusters of commodity...
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Refers to using a large number of low-cost, low-performance commodity computers working in parallel instead of using fewer high-performance and...
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Computer hardware that is affordable and easy to obtain. Typically it is a low-performance system that is IBM PC-compatible and...
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The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is a sub-project of the Apache Hadoop project. This Apache Software Foundation project is...
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Google Search Appliance (GSA) is an enterprise search hardware solution designed to deliver universal, enterprise-quality search across an entire organization....
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In storage terminology, a remote backup refers to an online managed backup service for backing up data to a remote,...
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In storage technology, online backup means to back up data from your hard drive to a remote server or computer...
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A cloud backup service provider is a third-party entity that manages and distributes remote, cloud-based data backup services and solutions...
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Enterprise-grade cloud backup solutions typically add essential features such as archiving and disaster recovery to cloud backup solutions. Archiving features...
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Cloud backup is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Cloud backup trends, white papers and research gives small businesses knowledge and a...
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Titan is the name given to a supercomputer developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in...
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In storage technology, online backup means to back up data from your hard drive to a remote server or computer...
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An incorporated business (also called a corporation) is a type of business that offers many benefits over being a sole...
In our never-ending quest to gather terms and information for Webopedia’s growing database of computer, Internet and technology definitions, we’ve...
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In data center terminology air conditioning airflow efficiency (ACAE) is a unit of measurement that means the amount of heat removed per standard cubic foot of airflow per minute.
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QR Codes are popular marketing tool because the barcode can store phone numbers, addresses and URLs. The QR Code (short...
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In data center terminology an air economizer is part of the data center cooling infrastructure. An air economizer can reduce...
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Data center consolidation (also called “IT consolidation”) is an organization’s strategy to reduce IT assets by using more efficient technologies....
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In data center terminology, free cooling is the phrase used to describe a strategy for reducing energy consumption by leveraging...
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SDDC is short for software-defined data center. May also be called software-defined datacenter (SDD) or virtual data center. Software-defined data...
Cloud Application Management for Platforms (CAMP) is a specification designed to ease management of applications, including packaging and deployment, across...
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An open source cloud computing platform targeted at organizations in the thinking stage of adopting a private cloud services model...
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An IT business liaison is a person in a job role that represents IT (information technology) to the business. The...
5 tools to help small office and home office business owners manage social media marketing. Why a Small Business Needs...
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What is Dropbox? Dropbox is a free cloud storage service for sharing and storing files including photos, documents and videos....
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In RAID (redundant array of independent disks) storage technology, “RAID levels” are different architectures that strike a balance between performance,...
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Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking and information management application that is part of the Microsoft Office 365 suite of applications....
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Apache CouchDB (“CouchDB”) is an open source document-oriented database that is similar to MongoDB. CouchDB lets you store data with...
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A database shard (“sharding”) is the phrase used to describe a horizontal partition in a database or search engine. The...
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OoVoo is a free service that provides instant messaging, phone calling, video messages and video chatting with up to twelve...
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An open source Java-based tool for real-time big data processing. GridGain is an alternative to Hadoop’s MapReduce that is compatible...
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Video chat allows people to connect over the internet audio and video interaction in real time. How does video chat...
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Surface is the name of Microsoft’s Windows 8/RT tablets that debuted in late October 2012. There are two versions of...
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A split-architecture Web browser that taps into Amazon s Web Services (AWS) cloud computing services to offer a faster, richer...
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Retina display is a marketing term developed by Apple to refer to devices and monitors that have a resolution and...
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What is FaceTime? FaceTime is a video and audio chat product developed by Apple Inc. that allows users to communicate...
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In IP networks, multipathing is a type of configuration designed to increase data throughput by using multiple network adapters (“multipathing”)...
TRILL is short for Transparent Interconnect of Lots of Links. The Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) is an...
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OpenFlow is an open standard network protocol used to manage traffic between commercial Ethernet switches, routers and wireless access points....
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SDN is short for software defined networking. Software defined networking (SDN) is an approach to using open protocols, such as...
Just like big businesses, SOHO (small office/home office) owners can leverage email marketing systems to communicate with customers, partners and...
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Another term for Smart TV, connected TVs are designed to provide a more immersive experience for television viewers by delivering...
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A mobile software application developed for use on devices powered by Google’s Android platform. Android apps are available in the...
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The VMware vCloud Connector is a tool that facilitates hybrid cloud computing for organizations. The vCloud Connector essentially helps to...
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Paywalls are systems designed to monetize online and other digital information by preventing visitors from accessing web sites and similar...
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Webspam (also referred to search spam) is a phrase used to describe webpages that are designed to “spam Google search...
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In-app billing refers to in-app purchases that are made directly from within a mobile application on Google’s Android platform. With...
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A storage system that uses a scaling methodology to create a dynamic storage environment that will support balanced data growth...
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Open source storage is the phrase used to describe any storage system based on open source platforms or technologies. The...
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Freemium is an amalgamation of the words “free” and “premium” that refers to services, software programs or mobile apps that...
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Collateral hacking refers to when a company’s critical data is compromised as a result of a third party in possession...
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The name of a social networking site that lets people share images and videos from their own personal media collection...
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Windows 8 is the official codename for Microsoft’s next generation operating system and successor to the company’s Windows 7 OS....
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Windows Server 8 is the official codename for Microsoft’s next generation server operating system and successor to the company’s Windows...
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Google Drive is a personal cloud storage service from Google that lets users store and synchronize digital content across computers,...
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The official codename for the successor to Microsoft’s Windows 7 Server operating system. While the Windows Server 8 codename was...
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The official codename for the successor to Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system. While the Windows 8 codename may end up...
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A new user interface from Microsoft that replaces the traditional Microsoft Windows operating system look and feel. The Metro UI...
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A cloud host is a server that provides hosting services, frequently Web hosting, to customers via multiple connected servers that...
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Hosting services that are provided to customers via multiple connected servers that comprise a cloud, as opposed to being provided...
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Five inexpensive or free software packages to help SOHO owners manage the accounting and finance aspects of their business. Accounting...
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Sony's PlayStation Vita is the successor to the Sony PlayStation Portable handheld gaming device.
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Mobile Device Management (MDM) is the process of monitoring, managing, and securing mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops...
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A software application developed for use on Apple’s iOS-powered iPhone devices. iPhone apps are available through the Apple App Store...
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Apple’s iPad HD is one of the speculated names, along with iPad 3, for the new third-generation iPad that debuted...
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A $99 digital media receiver from Apple that can play movies from sources like Netflix, television shows, YouTube and Video...
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Short for iPad 3rd generation, Apple’s iPad 3 is the successor to the company’s original iPad and iPad 2 handheld...
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Mac OS X Mountain Lion is version 10.8 of Apple Computer’s Mac OS X operating system for Macintosh desktop, laptop...
Effective BYOD (bring your own device) management starts with knowing the benefits of having employees use consumer technologies at work,...
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Amazon’s Cloud Drive is a personal cloud storage service from Amazon that debuted in March 2011. Amazon Cloud Drive offers...
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In ERP (enterprise resource planning) terminology, the phrase small business ERP is used to describe a lightweight business management software...
5 high-quality office productivity software suites that won’t break your SOHO budget. Affordable Business Software for Small Offices Software is...
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A managed IT service that small businesses use instead of having an server located on-premises. A hosted small business server...
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In-memory analytics is a business intelligence (BI) methodology used to solve complex and time-sensitive business scenarios. It works by increasing...
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A small business server that uses Linux or a variant of the Linux open source operating system. A Linux small...
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The Microsoft Small Business Server (Microsoft SBS) is an all-in-one, single-server solution from Microsoft Corp., which is designed for small...
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A small business server is typically a low-end server designed to be affordable and manageable in a small business environment....
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Graymail is a word used to describe “unwanted” email from a company or website. At some point a user would...
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The NOOK Tablet is the most recent addition to Barnes and Noble s NOOK line of portable e-book reader devices....
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NOOK is a line of Android-powered portable e-book reader devices developed and marketed by Barnes & Noble that competes with...
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Mobile server monitoring apps can help small business IT view server health and get real-time notifications on your mobile phone...
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A free app available on the Mac App Store that enables users to create multi-touch, interactive textbooks and other books...
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A type of digital textbook for the Apple iPad that delivers dynamic, interactive content. More than simply a traditional textbook...
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A free app and e-book reader available on the Apple App Store that enables users to search for, download and...
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Apple’s online book store for browsing, downloading and purchasing digital books that can be read on the Apple iPad. The...
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Part of Apple’s education initiative, iTunes U is both a podcasting service for college lectures that’s available through iTunes as...
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A cloud computing reseller is a company that purchases hosting services from a cloud server hosting or cloud computing provider...
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Private cloud storage is a form of cloud storage where the enterprise data and cloud storage resources both reside within...
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Public cloud storage systems hold enormous amounts of enterprise data, allowing companies to keep data off premises and make remote...
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Cloud server hosting is when hosting services are made available to customers on demand via the Internet. Rather than being...
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What is Cloud Storage? Cloud storage refers to the storage of online data in a cloud environment, which can include...
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Mobile cloud storage is a form of cloud storage that applies to storing an individual’s mobile device data in the...
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A form of cloud storage that applies to storing an individual s data in the cloud and providing the individual...
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The storage cloud is a service model where data is stored in a system in a remote location. This data...
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Consumerization of IT (“consumerization”) is a phrase used to describe the cycle of information technology (IT) emerging in the consumer...
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Nomophobia means the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. The phrase was coined by a U.K. study commissioned...
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Red Hat Cloud Computing refers to solutions for private clouds, hybrid clouds, and public clouds offered by Red Hat. Types...
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OpenShift provides developers with a choice in languages, frameworks, and clouds to build, test, run, and manage Java, Ruby, PHP,...
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A shortened form of electronic book reader, e-book readers are handheld computer devices like Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and Noble’s NOOK...
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The Kindle Fire is the most recent addition to Amazon’s Kindle line of portable e-book reader devices. The Kindle Fire...
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What is a Kindle? Kindle is a line of Android-powered portable e-book reader devices developed by Amazon that enable users...
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The Apple App Store is an online store for purchasing and downloading software applications and mobile apps for Apple computers...
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Amazon Appstore is a specific term that refers to Amazon’s online store for purchasing and downloading software applications and mobile...
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A part of Apple’s App Store that facilitates finding, purchasing and downloading software applications for Mac OS X personal computers....
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iMessage is a free service from Apple that enables users of iOS-powered devices to send text messages over Wi-Fi from...
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A mobile device from Apple that combines wireless Internet connectivity with the company’s ubiquitous iPod music player functionality. The iPod...
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Macbuntu is an open source operating system fork of the Linux-based Ubuntu OS that features a Mac OS X-inspired desktop...
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An open source software program that is used as a study tool to help users commit things to memory. Anki...
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Debian Goodies (the debian-goodies package) is a set of utilities that work with Debian packages and provide more information than...
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A Linux admin tool used to set hard and soft limits for users. The pam_limits sets parameters on system resources...
The OPEN Act (The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act) is a Senate bill proposed by Senator Ron...
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PIPA, the PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act) is an...
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Introduced by U.S. Representative Lamar Smith, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a United States bill intended to extend...
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Cloud computing accounting software is accounting software that is hosted on remote servers. It is also known as online accounting...
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Etckeeper is a set of Linux server tools that lets you keep your /etc directory (and all the configuration files...
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A slang term used to describe a person who wears a Bluetooth wireless earpiece.
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A slang term used to describe your location on Google Maps. A feature of Google Maps allows users to locate...
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Linux Mint is a popular, free, open source distribution of the Linux operating system based on Debian and Ubuntu. Mint...
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MATE is a fork of the GNOME 2 desktop environment that offers compatibility with the newer GNOME 3 while retaining...
Keeping track of cloud computing trends, research and statistics gives small businesses knowledge and a solid foundation to get the...
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A desktop graphics environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Released in April 2011, GNOME 3 served as a...
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A software application developed for use on Apple’s original iPad device as well as later iPads like the iPad 2...
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Mint GNOME Shell Extensions (MGSE) is a desktop layer for the Linux Mint Linux-based operating system that “sits on top”...
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Tools and processes responsible for monitoring and managing the performance and availability of software applications. Application performance management (APM) tools...
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A subset of network topology and network mapping software, application topology mapping software tools are designed to map or diagram...
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A desktop graphics environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Cinnamon is a fork of the GNOME 3 desktop...
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The Ubuntu Linux-based operating system (OS) has spawned a number of official and non-official variants that generally differ from the...
The Windows operating system (Windows OS) refers to a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft Corporation. We look at...
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Introduced in Android 2.1, this is a function that provided users with richer, animated and interactive backgrounds (called live wallpaper)...
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The Android Market, or Android Central, is Google’s own repository for Android applications. The market offers tens of thousands of...
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A horizontal application is any software application that targets a large number of users with different knowledge and skill sets....
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The Acer Iconia a100 was the first Android tablet using the Honeycomb operating system (OS). It is a 7-inch Android...
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Launcher is the name given to the part of the Android user interface that lets users customize the home screen...
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An open source, Web-based system developed by Google that allowed people to create Android apps without having to know how...
Free and inexpensive launchers help you get the user experience you want on an Android mobile phone. Google’s mobile phone...
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Abbreviated as CRP, capacity requirements planning, is an enterprise application that is used by an organization, usually in manufacturing, when...
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A phrase that describes methods and processes a business uses to allow its customers to complete most steps in purchasing...
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An information and entertainment “in-vehicle infotainment” system that’s offered with select Cadillac vehicles such as the 2013 Cadillac XTS and...
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An Internet radio service that competes with similar offerings like Pandora. Whereas Pandora uses the Music Genome Project for selecting...
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An Internet radio and music recommendation service that utilizes the Music Genome Project to serve music and comedy content to...
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An online music and Internet radio service that serves music on demand to its subscribers. Originally launched in 1999 as...
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4G LTE is an abbreviation for fourth generation Long Term Evolution that was developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project....
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A collection of operating systems from Microsoft designed to power embedded systems and help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in their...
Short for load-reduced dual inline memory module. LRDIMM is a load-reduction (LR) DIMM (used in servers) that supports higher densities...
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Creating a backup of your hard drive and all your data on a regular basis is important — but have...
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Maverick Meerkat is the Ubuntu codename for version 10.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released on October 10,...
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Natty Narwhal is the Ubuntu codename for version 11.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in April 2011,...
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Oneiric Ocelot is the Ubuntu codename for version 11.10 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in October 2011,...
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Precise Pangolin is the Ubuntu codename for version 12.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in April 2012,...
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Ubuntu utilizes two-word codenames in the development of future releases of the Linux-based operating system. While the official Ubuntu releases...
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Multi-user interface typically refers to an operating system that allows concurrent access by multiple users on the system. For example...
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1) An operating system that is usable by only one user at a time.2) An application that provides single interface...
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An open source server benchmarking tool commonly used when prototyping Web applications or when testing a Web server. The httperf...
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YaCy (pronounced as “ya see”) is a free and open source (GPL-licensed) distributed search engine. Using principles of peer-to-peer (P2P)...
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An information and entertainment “in-vehicle infotainment” system that s offered with select Toyota vehicles such as the 2012 Camry and...
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Ford SYNC is an “in-vehicle infotainment” system available on newer Ford vehicles that provides drivers with touchscreen input and voice-activated...
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Integrated infotainment systems in automobiles that deliver entertainment and information content. In-Vehicle Infotainment, or IVI, development has been spurred largely...
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A term and popular buzzword for a media device or service that delivers a combination of information and entertainment. The...
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Microsoft’s platform for the development of in-vehicle infotainment solutions, which enable drivers to connect to a wide variety of multimedia...
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Sony PlayStation is a line of video game console devices designed by Sony to compete with other gaming platforms like...
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Xbox LIVE is an online gaming service from Microsoft that extends the power of the company’s Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming...
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Kinect is an add-on device for the Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming system that enables users to control games, movies and...
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Microsoft Xbox is a video game console device designed to compete with other popular gaming platforms like Nintendo s Wii...
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A digital camera setting that allows the user to set the size of the aperture (also called f-stop) and allow...
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A digital camera setting that allows the user to set the shutter speed and allows the camera determine the aperture...
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In photography and digital photography, landscape mode is a function of the digital camera that is used when you are...
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In photography and digital photography, portrait mode is a function of the digital camera that is used when you are...
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Automatic exposure mode (also called automatic exposure and abbreviated as AE) is a standard feature on digital cameras that will...
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In photography and digital photography, night mode is a function of the digital camera that is used when you are...
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Definition: Short for "neglecting to text" it is a text messaging slang term used to describe a person who fails to respond to a text message.
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A pocket dial (also called pocket call, butt dial or butt call) is a slang term used to mean an...
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Puppy Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution designed to be easy to install and use. Puppy is small (the live-CD...
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Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) is an audio codec developed by Apple for playback on iTunes and QuickTime and on...
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LinuxCon, short for Linux conference, is an annual technical conference that provides collaboration and education space for all things Linux....
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Short for Category 5 Enhanced, Cat-5e network cabling is used as a cabling infrastructure for 10BASE-T (Ethernet), full duplex 100BASE-TX...
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Short for Category 7, Cat-7 network cabling is used as a cabling infrastructure for 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet, or GbE) and...
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Apple released an updated fourth generation of its hugely popular iPhone mobile smartphone in October 2011. The new phone, called...
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iCloud is a cloud-based computing and storage service from Apple, Inc. Like similar file sharing/storage services, iCloud enables users to...
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The fifth major update for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system that powers portable devices such as iPhones, iPads and iPod...
Mobile phones and tablets will come with a browser, but depending on your mobile operating system there might be alternative...
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Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL or EVSSL) certificates are widely considered to be the most trusted option currently available for...
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Short for Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS, SSL Beast is an exploit first, revealed in late September 2011, that leverages weaknesses...
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A shell interface designed for the GNOME desktop environment running on the Ubuntu operating system. As a shell interface, Unity...
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A SAN file system for MAC OS X. Apple X SAN enables multiple Mac desktops and Xserve systems to share...
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The Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) is a standards organization — but not a formal standards body — that is comprised...
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Extensible Threat Management (XTM) is the next generation of Unified Threat Management (UTM). Where UTM describes a category of network...
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A feature of network security appliances that provides integrated antivirus security on the appliance to block potential threats before reaching...
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OpenStack is a project originally started by NASA and Rackspace for delivering a cloud computing and storage platform. Today, OpenStack...
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Using a mobile phone to repeatedly send unsolicited text messages to another person. The text messages may be a form...
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A hacker that breaks into a Certificate Authority (CA) company in order to issue fake certificates that help bogus websites...
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Chromium and Chromium OS refer to a pair of open-source projects that power the Google Chrome Web browser and Google...
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Chromium refers to a pair of open-source projects that power the Google Chrome Web browser and Google Chrome OS. The...
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DigiNotar is a Dutch Certificate Authority (CA) that issues SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and EVSSL (Extended Validation) certificates, which help...
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Short for Category 6, Cat-6 network cabling is used as the cabling infrastructure for 10BASE-T (Ethernet), 100BASE-TX (Fast Ethernet), 1000BASE-T...
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A class of firewalls designed to filter network and Internet traffic based upon the applications or traffic types using specific...
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An acronym for Parent(s) Watching Over My Shoulder, PWOMS is commonly used in text messaging, SMS, instant messaging, chat rooms...
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Morto is computer worm that spreads via the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and infects Microsoft Windows workstations and servers....
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A Mozilla Labs project developed to remove and replace the traditional Web browser user interface with a more flexible platform...
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A mobile operating system originally developed by Palm and later acquired by HP in 2010. webOS was initially used as...
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In Web analytics, including Google Analytics, top content provides details on the most viewed pages (top performing content) on your...
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Piwik is a free and open source Web analytics software program. The program provides detailed reports on your website traffic,...
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In Web analytics, including Google Analytics, absolute unique visitor is a “visitor type” report that will count each visitor to...
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In Web analytics, including Google Analytics, traffic sources is a report that provides an overview of the different kinds of...
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1) Web Analytics Bounce Rate In Web analytics, including Google Analytics, bounce rate is the measurement in percentage of how...
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In Web analytics software and applications, including Google Analytics, the average page depth is the measurement of the number of...
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For students who need a calculator that offers memory, trigonometric, graphs or even factorial functions, this list of 15 free...
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In Web analytics, including Google Analytics, average time on site is a type of visitor report that provides data on...
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A new fork of Oracle’s Open Office open source office suite that was first released in September 2010 by The...
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Nickispy is a family of Trojan horse viruses that targets smartphones powered by the Android operating system. The most recent...
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A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) private box exchange (PBX) is a business telephone system that provides services similar to...
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A Voice over IP call, or VoIP call, utilizes packet-switched Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or Internet telephony as opposed...
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Formally Office 365, Microsoft 365 is a line of subscription services offered by Microsoft that offers well-known applications like Word,...
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What is a VOIP Service Provider? A voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider offers VoIP Internet telephony solutions to...
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Microsoft Office is Microsoft’s ubiquitous office suite for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X operating systems. Microsoft Office made...
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VoIP phones utilize packet-switched Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), or Internet telephony, to transmit telephone calls over the Internet as...
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Mango is the first major update for Microsoft Windows Phone 7. Mango, or Windows Phone 7.5, adds more than 500...
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Visual voicemail is a feature typically provided by cellular telephone service providers that adds a visual interface to standard voicemail...
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Voicemail is a computerized system that enables support for answering, storing and relaying telephone call messages. Also spelled as voice...
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Apple’s mobile operating system for its iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV and similar devices. Apple iOS was originally called...
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The most widespread botnet in history, ZeuS is a Trojan horse that infiltrates computers in order to steal data by...
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MACDefender, or Mac Defender, is a Trojan horse that first appeared in early 2011, masquerading as an antivirus program in...
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Coinbit is a Trojan horse designed to steal users’ Bitcoin wallets. Coinbit targets Windows computers by homing in on the...
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Computer systems administrators install, maintain, and support an organization’s information technology systems. They test system components to ensure that computers,...
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An Information Technology Manager is responsible for implementing and maintaining an organization’s technology infrastructure. Businesses rely on a central information...
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A network engineer, also known as network architect, designs and implements computer networks. Unlike network administrators, who perform day-to-day support,...
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Mini-SATA, or mSATA, is a low-profile interface connector that enables more effective Serial ATA (SATA) integration in small form-factor drives...
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When you purchase a mobile device the manufacturer will have chosen the operating system for that specific device. Often, you...
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SandForce is a line of SSD (solid state disk) processors and controllers sold by the company of the same name...
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The Spinning Pinwheel of Death (SPoD) is Mac OS X s version of Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). Officially...
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Honeycomb is the dessert-themed Android codename for the version 3.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. Honeycomb...
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Donut is the dessert-themed Android codename for the version 1.6 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. Donut...
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DroidDream is a mobile botnet type of malware that appeared in spring 2011. The DroidDream Trojan gained root access to...
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clair is the dessert-themed Android codename for the version 2.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. Eclair...
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Gingerbread is the dessert-themed Android codename for the version 2.3 update of the open source Android mobile operating system. Gingerbread...
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Ice Cream Sandwich is the dessert-themed Android codename for version 4.0 of the open source Android mobile operating system. Ice...
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A type of crimeware Web application developed in Russia to help hackers take advantage of unpatched exploits in order to...
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Stuxnet is a family of cleverly written malware worms that primarily target SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquistition) control systems...
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A mobile botnet is a type of botnet that targets mobile devices such as smartphones, attempting to gain complete access...
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The White Screen of Death (WSoD) or simply “White Death” refers to an error or issue with an operating system...
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TeamViewer is an Internet-based software application used for remote access, support, file sharing, and teleconferencing. It enables a user to...
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AriOS is a productivity-oriented GNU/Linux operating system based on Ubuntu that has a unique and optimized interface in addition to...
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A new handheld computing device launched by Apple, less than a year after the company first introduced the iPad. The...
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4Shared is a free, online file-sharing service that provides storage for music, video, and image files. It has been in...
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Tuenti is a social networking platform that is designed to improve communication and information sharing between people who know each...