Category: A to Z

  • Synchronous Transmission

    Synchronous Transmission

    Synchronous transmission is a mode of serial transmission for digital modems, ISDN terminal adapters, Channel Service Unit/Data Service Units (CSU/DSUs), and other telecommunications devices.

  • Performance Monitor

    Performance Monitor

    Performance Monitor is a system tool for monitoring the performance of a Microsoft operating system. (In Windows 9x, Windows 2000, and Windows XP this tool is called System Monitor.)

  • Client Access License (CAL)

    Client Access License (CAL)

    Client Access Licence is a license that grants a client machine access to a Microsoft BackOffice product running on a network of computers.

  • Chat (Windows 2000/NT)

    Chat (Windows 2000/NT)

    Chat was an accessory in Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 (winchat.exe) for communicating with text in real-time with other users on the network.

  • Cloud Computing

    Cloud Computing

    Cloud computing, often referred to as simply the cloud is the delivery of on-demand computing resources – everything from applications to data centers – over the internet on a pay-for-use basis.

  • Open Network Environment

    Open Network Environment

    Open Network Environment: Organizations are looking to harness trends such as cloud, mobility, social networking, and video to fuel the next wave of business innovation.

  • Wireless Networking

    Wireless Networking

    Wireless Networking is a network that uses electromagnetic waves traveling through free space to connect stations or devices.

  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

    Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

    Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a government agency overseeing all aspects of telecommunications.

  • Fax Service

    Fax Service

    Fax Service is a service in Microsoft Windows that lets you administer fax devices on both a local machine and over the network.

  • Microsoft Fax Service

    Microsoft Fax Service

    The Microsoft Windows Fax Service component specifies settings for faxes, including how they are sent, received, viewed, and printed. Microsoft Fax Service was also a component of Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server that provided fax services to clients over the network.

  • Internet Information Services (IIS)

    Internet Information Services (IIS)

    IIS or Internet Information Services is the service integrated into the Microsoft Windows Server operating system platform that provides support for application-layer Internet protocols.

  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

    Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

    Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a standard Internet protocol that specifies the client/server interaction processes between Web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Chrome and Web servers such as Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) or Apache.