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| TELEPHONE CALL WITH THREE OR MORE PEOPLE. |
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| COMMUNICATION PROCESSOR PROVIDING CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO SIMILAR NETWORKS. |
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| CELL PHONES ENHANCED TO CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES. |
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| CENTREX (CENTRAL EXCHANGE SYSTEM) |
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| LEASED FROM REGIONAL TELEPHONE COMPANY. EACH EXTENSION HAS A SEVEN-DIGIT NUMBER FOR OUTSIDE ACCESS. |
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| DATA ENTERED INTO CENTRALIZED COMPUTERS FROM LOCAL INPUT DEVICES. |
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| USES MICROCOMPUTER, MID-RANGE OR MAINFRAME AS A SERVER AND SHARES WITH ITS CLIENTS (END-USERS) DATA, PROCESSING LOGIC AND AN INTERFACE. |
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| NETWORKS DESINGED TO ACCOMPLISH INTEGRATED OPERATIONS AND LINK COMMON PROCESSING TASKS. |
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| COMPUTERIZED BRANCH EXCHANGE SYSTEM (CBX) |
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| COMPUTER-BASED TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PHONE SWITCHING AND MANAGEMENT. |
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| DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL) |
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| HIGH-CAPACITY DIGITAL TRANSMISSION OVER EXISTING TWISTED COPPER LINES USED FROM OFFICE/HOME TO TELEPHONE SWITCHING STATION BUT NOT BETWEEN STATIONS. |
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| DATA CONVERTED INTO DIGITAL INFORMATION CALLED BITS. |
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| CONNECTS DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS OF A SINGLE ORGANZIATION INTO ONE SINGLE NETWORK. |
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| PROVIDES CUSTOMERS A LOCAL NUMBER WHEN CALLING BUSINESSES IN ANOTHER CITY. |
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| SMALL, SPECIALIZED COMPUTER THAT COMMUNICATES WITH MAIN COMPUTER AND MAINTAINS ROUTINE TELECOMMUNICATION TASKS. |
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| COMMUNICATION PROCESSOR NEEDED TO CONNECT TWO DISSIMILAR NETWORKS.ACTS AS TRANSLATOR. |
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| INCLUDES NETWORKS OF SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONALLY. |
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| INTERNATIONAL DIRECT-DISANCE DIALING (IDDD) |
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| NEED INTERNATIONAL ACCESS CODE, COUNTRY CODE, CITY OR AREA CODE AND LOCAL PHONE NUMBER TO COMPLETE CALL. |
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| INWARD WIDE AREA TELEPHONE SERVICE (INWATS) |
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| LARGE NUMBER OF CALLS EXPECTED AND PAID FOR BY COMPANY (800 NUMBERS). |
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| PRIVATE NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNICATIONS WITH AN OFFICE, BUILDING OR FIRM. |
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| METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK (MAN) |
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| LIMITED TO SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA. |
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| DEVICE THAT CONVERTS DIGITAL DATA INTO ANALOG SIGNALS AND VICE VERSA. |
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| ALLOWS ONE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL TO CARRY DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES AT THE SAME TIME. |
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| NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC) |
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| EXPANSION CARD THAT CONNECTS MICROCOMPUTER TO NETWORK ENABLING EXCHANGE OF DATA BETWEEN COMPUTERS. |
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| THREE BASIC NETWORK STRUCTURES: BUS, STAR AND RING CONFIGURATION USED IN LOCAL & WIDE AREA NETWORKS. |
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| PUTS ALL PROCESSING POWER ON THE USER'S DESKTOP PC. |
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| PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE (PBX) |
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| SPECIAL PURPOSE COMPUTER ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO HANDLE BUSINESS CALLS FOR AN ORGANIZATION. TODAY IT ACCEPTS AND TRANSMITS VOICE AND DATA USING REGULAR TELEPHONE LINES. SMALLER BANDWITH. |
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| EXCHANGE OF VOICE, DATA, TEXT, GRAPHICS OR AUDIO & VIXUAL INFORMATION OVER COMPUTER-BASED NETWORKS. |
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| THREE LINE CHANNELS THAT ARE CONTINUOUS; LINE NEEDS TO BE STRONG AND MAINTAINED FOR RELIABLE DATA TRANSMISSION. |
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| DESINGED TO ACCOMMODATE DISABLED. |
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| LINK BETWEEN BUSINESS TELEPHONES IN TWO LOCATIONS (PRIVATE LINES). |
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| VALUE-ADDED NETWORK (VAN) |
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| PRIVATE MULTIMEDIA, MULTIPATH, THIRD-PARTY MANAGED MEDIUM-SPEED WAN (ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE). |
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| VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) |
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| USES NETWORK FIREWALLS AND OTHER MEASURES TO ESTABLISH INTERNET SECURITY. |
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| WIDE AREA TELEPHONE SERVICE (WATS) |
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| FOR NUMEROUS CALLS TO NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR STATE AREA. FIXED MONTHLY FEE FOR WATS HOURS. |
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| RELY ON LOWER-POWER RADIO FREQUENCIES OR INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES TO TRANSMIT DIGITAL COMMUNICATOIN BETWEEN DEVICES.( INCLUDE TERRESTRIAL MICROWAVE, CELESTIAL SATTELITES, WIRELESS NETWORKS, BLUETOOTH AND CELLULAR DEVICES). |
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