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Information technology
The acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of information by electronics-based of computing and telecommunications.
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complex instruction set computer (CISC)
Technology; Information technology
A computer in which individual instructions may perform many operations and take many cycles to execute, in contrast with reduced instruction set computer (RISC).
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PAs)
Technology; Information technology
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PAs) are used in mobile devices and are capable of providing up to two watts of output power (28 to 33 decibels ...
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
Technology; Information technology
A semiconductor technology that uses less power and generates less heat (enabling higher circuit density), but is typically slower than bipolar technologies.
competitive intelligence (CI)
Technology; Information technology
Competitive intelligence (CI) is the analysis of an enterprise’s marketplace to understand what is happening, what will happen and what it means to the enterprise. CI business goals may be offensive ...
competency center
Technology; Information technology
An organizational structure used to coordinate IT skills with an enterprise. Competency centers provide expertise for project or program support, acting both as repositories of knowledge and resource ...
compare operational readiness evaluation (CORE)
Technology; Information technology
Gartner’s CORE risk assessment and reporting steps are used to define business operational risks, to report risks to management, investors, regulators and customers in a consistent form, and to ...
compandor
Technology; Information technology
The combination of a compressor at one point in a communications path, for reducing the volume range of signals, followed by an expandor at another point, for restoring the original volume range. It ...
