Technology

Question 1

3D imaging

Answer 1

A system in which beams of light (usually in the visible to near infrared spectrum) are rapidly reflected off specific surface coordinates on an object. A scanner captures measurements and plots the results to create a 3D representation of the object.

Question 2

3G/4G

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Third generation and fourth generation mobile communication system. Generic name for mobile network/ service based on the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) family of global standards.

Question 3

Attribute data

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Stored in a relational database, such as the IWMS or ERP databases.

Question 4

Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)

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A group of technologies that automate the collection of information from various sources.

Question 5

Bandwidth

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The range of signal frequencies that can be carried on a communications channel. The capacity of a channel is measured in cycles per second, or 1-hertz (HZ), between the highest and lowest frequencies. While this indicates the channel’s information-bearing capacity, it is more commonly expressed as “bits per second.”

Question 6

Barcode

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A graphic representation of data that conveys information about the object to which it is attached. The representation or symbol can be read by an optical scanner.

Question 7

Building automation system (BAS)

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Integrated, automated system that control several aspects of building operations such as HVAC, lighting, energy, elevators, fire suppression and security. Also known as building management system (BMS).

Question 8

Building information modeling (BIM)

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A modeling process and technology for producing comprehensive, measurable, three-dimensional virtual models of buildings to aid in construction and all later phases of a facility’s life cycle.

Question 9

Cloud computing

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Users can—via the Internet—store, access and process data that is stored at locations that can be anywhere.

Question 10

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

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One of a range of technologies which allows high bandwidth services to be carried over a traditional copper twisted pair. The bandwidth achievable usually depends on the length of the copper pair.

Question 11

Energy management systems (EMS)

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A computer-based tool that monitors energy use throughout the facility and gives a better sense of where and how much energy is being consumed.

Question 12

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

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A standard for wireless communications which runs at speeds up to 115 kilobits per second. An integrated part of the Groupe Specific Mobile (GSM) standard.

Question 13

Geospacial Information Systems (GIS)

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An intelligent graphic tool that maps data on a geospatial grid and enables analysis of this data for various purposes.

Question 14

Groupe specific mobile (GSM)

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European-developed digital mobile cellular standard.

Question 15

Integrated workplace management (IWMS)

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An enterprise-level software platform that facilitates integration of data to create certain functionalities—usually in the areas of project management, real estate administration and portfolio management, space and occupancy management, asset and maintenance management and sustainability.

Question 16

Internet

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A global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite.

Question 17

Intranet

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An electronic communications network, based on the same overall design as the Internet, but used for communications among the departments and locations within one organization.

Question 18

Local Area Network (LAN)

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A computer network contained within a relatively small area. May also be connected over any distance via phone lines, fiber optic cable, satellite, and radio waves.

Question 19

Private Branch Exchange (PBX)

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A larger and more feature-rich telephone system that is part of the broad category of customer premises equipment, which refers to equipment owned, installed, and maintained by the customer as opposed to the service provider.

Question 20

Radio frequency Identification (RFID)

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An automatic system that uses radio waves to locate both animate and inanimate objects.

Question 21

Raster data

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Images, such as aerial photos of a facility, which can be imported into the system as digital files (e.g., *.jpg, *.bmp).

Question 22

Service oriented architecture (SOA)

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A set of principles and methodologies for designing and developing software in the form of interoperable services.

Question 23

Software as a service (SaaS)

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The user does not own the application being used; the application resides at a remote location, rather than on the user’s system, and the user accesses it through a cloud platform, usually for a fee.

Question 24

Thermal scanning

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A technology that uses a special camera that converts the transmission heat in the area being photographed into electrical impulses. (also known as thermography.)

Question 25

Transmission control protocol/ internet protocol (TCP/IP)

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A suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet.

Question 26

Vector data

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Digital information about the sizes and relationships between points, line and shapes. Vector data is what one sees in a two-dimensional CAD drawing.

Question 27

Virtualization

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The conceptual creation of something actual.

Question 28

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

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A network that provides virtual circuits and that is established by using the facilities of a real network. A private network, usually encrypted, that is configured within a public network, such as the Internet. They are inexpensive ways to create WANs.

Question 29

Voice over internet protocol (VoIP)

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The standard that the Internet uses to allow computers to communicate. It transmits both voice and data traffic.

Question 30

Wide area network (WAN)

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Two or more local area networks (LANs) that span a relatively large geographical area. Global enterprises can lower costs by linking facilities through this. The Internet is a type of this.

Question 31

Wireless access point

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A device that allows wireless communication devices to connect to a wireless network. It usually connects to a wired network, and can relay data between the wireless devices (such as computers or printers) and wired devices on the network. Referred to popularly as a Wi-Fi™ hotspot.

Question 32

Wireless local network (WLAN)

Answer 32

Local Area Networks that use radio frequency transmission technology to transit information from one point to another. Referred to popularly as Wi-Fi™, for the first widely used wireless technology, standard 802.11b, and its subsequent versions.