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Network hardware
Related to any equipment that facilitates the use of a computer network.
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super digital linear tape (SDLT)
Network hardware; Networking storage
A variant of DLT technology that makes it possible to store upwards of 100 GB on a single cartridge and can transfer data at speeds of up to 10 megabytes per second.
parallel architecture
Network hardware; Networking storage
A form of computation in which many calculations are carried out simultaneously.
data bandwidth
Network hardware; Networking storage
The available data transfer resources expressed in terms of a bit rate.
bit rate
Network hardware; Networking storage
The number of bits (the basic unit of information in computing) which are processed or transferred within a certain time, e.g. per second.
query processing
Network hardware; Networking storage
The retrieval of information from a database, in response to defined criteria.
parallel data processing
Network hardware; Networking storage
The concurrent or simultaneous performance of data operations.
linear scalability
Network hardware; Networking storage
Linear scalability, relative to load, means that with fixed resources, performance decreases at a constant rate relative to load increases.
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- Fiber optic network (155)
- Firewall & VPN (2012)
- Modems (1093)
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- Network hubs (9)
- Network switches (25)
- Networking storage (665)
- Routers (54)
- Wireless networking (7452)