Technical Glossary -- (Kurt Smith)
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Kurt says:" A combo of ICT business and mobile phone terms. From my own entry and by incorporating some other glossaries. Anyone who has something similar let me know. Mobile phones in particular.
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CPU central processing unit | ||
CRC cyclic redundancy check | ||
CRT cathode ray tube | ||
CSMA/CD carrier sense multiple access collision detection | ||
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DAC digital to analogue converter | ||
Data handling, databases, datafiles"Data handling is working with, and drawing conclusions from, collections of related information (datafiles) stored in a database. Databases and datafiles are electronic means of storing information so that it can be searched or manipulated. For example, a census return may be stored as a datafile so that it is possible to search for particular types of employment and produce graphs of the results.", | |
Data IntegrityData Integrity refers to the validity of data. It can be compromised in a number of ways. (taken from webopedia) | ||
Data logging,"Using sensing technology to record and store variable data over a period of time, e.g. temperature changes during the night.", | |
DBMS database management system | ||