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Default Gateway
Is a device that connects a local network or device to the Internet and usually is a router or a network switch.
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DRAM
Dynamic RAM is a type of volatile memory that stores data in the form of electronic charges within transistors.
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Digital Signaling
Signaling using discrete states to represent simple values, such as 1 or 0.
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DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module are the standard packaging for system memory.
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Embedded System
A computer system that is designed to perform a specific, dedicated function, such as a microcontroller in a medical drip or components in a control system managing a water treatment plant.
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Ethernet
A type of networking technology that is used to connect devices to a local area network (LAN).
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Encryption
Scrambling the characters used in a message so that the message can be seen but not understood or modified unless it can be deciphered
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Extranet
A network of semi-trusted hosts, typically representing business partners, suppliers, or customers.
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Fault Tolerance (Redundancy)
Protection against system failure by providing extra (redundant) capacity.
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Fax
Transferring an image of a document over a telephone line.
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Computer File
Data stored that containing either plain text or binary data.
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Computer File System
A method of organizing and storing files on a computer's storage device so that the operating system can keep track of each file.
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Firewall
Hardware or software that filters traffic passing into or out of a network
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Firmware aka ROM
Read-only memory for low-level functionality such as booting the system.
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Flash Memory
Flash RAM is similar to a ROM chip in that it retains information even when power is removed, but it adds flexibility in that it can be reprogrammed with new contents quickly, like USB drive.
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Float
Data type supporting storage of floating point numbers (decimal fractions).
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FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name is a name in DNS specifying a particular host within a subdomain within a top-level domain.
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Frame
A data structure that holds data in a structured format.
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Data Structure
A way of organizing and storing data in a computer so that it can be accessed and modified efficiently
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FSB
Frontside Bus. The bus between the CPU and the memory controller (system RAM).
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