Information technology

Information technology

The acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of information by electronics-based of computing and telecommunications.

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consolidated service desk (CSD)

Technology; Information technology

The hub where the needs of support groups, distributors, suppliers and customers are consolidated, and where network and system management (NSM) tools are integrated. The CSD has become the ...

console

Technology; Information technology

The part of a computer used for communicating between the user and the system. A cathode ray tube (CRT) terminal with mouse and keyboard is the most common type.

Consent management is a system, process or set of policies for allowing consumers and patients to determine what health information they are willing to permit their various care providers to access. ...

connection-oriented service

Technology; Information technology

A service in which a connection (real or virtual) is set up and maintained for the duration of the communication. See circuit switching.

connectionless service

Technology; Information technology

In a connectionless service, no fixed path is set up between sender and recipient. Every unit of data that is exchanged is self-contained in that it contains all the necessary control and address ...