Basic Principles of Networks Flashcards
2 or more devices that can communicate
Network
refers to the total process of creating and using computer networks
Networking
is compromised of a number of different computer systems connected by physical and/or wireless connections
Network
Electronic Filing Cabinet
Database
Manages resources
Server
Access resources
Client
Hardware component that enables computer to send and receive data
Communication Device
Amount of data that can travel
Bandwidth
Materials capable of carrying one or more signals
Transmission Media
Public network collection of computer and cables
Internet
Connects and links minllions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and individuals uses a portion of the total resources of the currently existing public
Internet
Private network within the company
Intranet
Private extended network
Extranet
Data and applications that run in the cloud
Cloud computing
collects, stores and modify data that are used for business transactions
Transaction Processing System
a system designed to assist employees in accomplishing their day-to-day tasks and to improve communications
Office Support System
is an advanced system to manage a company’s or an institution’s information system
Management Information System
A platform that simplifies workflows for organizations
Enterprise Resource Planning
tracking and customizing the customer journey
Customer relationship management
is an interactive information system that analyzes large volumes of data for informing business decisions
Decision support system
facilitates access to organized enterprise and departmental data while providing analysis and utilities and performance assesment predictors
Executive Support System
knowledge from expert
Expert System
software for database
Database Management System
specialized language allows user to request information from database
Query Language
Well known query language and data manipulation language for relational databases
SQL
retrieval request
Query
Uniquely identifier
Primary Key
single piece of information
Field
complete set of fields
Record
collection of records
file
