Telecommunications and Network Technologies
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| show | Tie Line
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| show | Global network
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| An organization-wide information system that integrates key business processes so information flows freely between different divisions. | show 🗑
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| show | Modem
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| show | Value Added Network (VAN)
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| show | Audio Conference
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| show | Collaborative computing
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| show | Bridge
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| Allows one communication channel to carry data from multiple sources at the same time; required at both the receiving and sending locations. | show 🗑
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| A toll-free call for the caller by dialing a toll-free area code and telephone number; the party with the toll-free number pays for the call. | show 🗑
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| show | Camera phone
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| show | Telecommunications
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| show | Foreign exchange
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| An expansion card that connects the microcomputer to a network enabling the exchange of data between computers. | show 🗑
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| show | Local Area Network (LAN)
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| Line channels that are continuous; the three line channels are twisted wire, coaxial cable, and fiber optic cable. | show 🗑
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| show | Central exchange system (CENTREX)
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| A network configuration used in local area and wide area telecommunications networks; three basic configurations are bus, star, and ring. | show 🗑
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| show | Computerized branch exchange (CBX)
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| Used by many organizations for intranet and extranet security when the Internet is the network backbone. | show 🗑
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| Processing data in a mainframe or supercomputer with users entering data from local input devices. | show 🗑
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| A small, specialized computer that communicates with the main computer system and manages all routine telecommunications tasks. | show 🗑
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| Widely used form of distributed computing where a microcomputer, mid-range computer, or a mainframe is a server to its clients; data storage and management, processing logic, and an interface are shared between the server and client. | show 🗑
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| A high-capacity digital transmission over existing twisted copper telephone lines from the office or home to the telephone switching station. | show 🗑
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| A fixed monthly subscription for national, regional, or state area calls. | show 🗑
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| A communication processor that connects two dissimilar networks and translate the differences between the systems so the computers can communicate with one another. | show 🗑
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| show | Peer-to-peer computing
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| show | Digitizing
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| Direct dialing an overseas call by using the international access code, the code for the country called, the city or area code, and the local telephone number. | show 🗑
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| show | Text telephone (TT)
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| Low-power radio frequencies or infrared technologies to transmit digital communications between communication devices. | show 🗑
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| show | Metropolitian Area Network (MAN)
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| show | Private branch exchange (PBX)
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