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| broad design of the overall system structure; also called general design or conceptual design |
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| the part of three-layer architecture that contains the programs that implement the business rules of the application |
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| architecture that locates all comuting resources in a central location |
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| a process, module, object, or computer that requests services from one or more servers |
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| a group of cumputers of the same type that share processing load and act as a single large computer system |
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| a set of transmission lines, equipment, and communication protocols to permit sharing of information and resources |
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| the part of three-layer architecture that interacts with the database |
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| low-level design that includes the design of specific program details |
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| architecture that deploys computing resources in multiple locations connected by a computer network |
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| an intranet that has been extended outside the organization to facilitate the flow of information |
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| specialists in user-interface design; also called usability consultants or human factors engineers |
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| a global collection of networks that use the same networking protocol - TCP/IP |
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| a private network that is accessible to a limited number of users, but which uses the same TCP/IP protocol as the internet |
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| a computer network in which the distances are local, such as within the same building |
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| compter software that implements communication protocols on the network and helps different systems communicate |
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| multicomputer architecture |
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| a group of dissimilar computers that share processing load through specialization of function |
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| architecture that distributes application-related software or processing load across multiple computer systems |
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| a model that shows how application layers are distributed across locations and computers systems |
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| network equipment that directs information within the network |
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| a process, module, object, or computer that provides services over a network |
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| single-computer architecture |
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| architecture that employs a single computer system executing all application-related software |
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| a client/server architecture that divides an application into the view layer, business logic layer, and data layer |
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| the part of three-layer architecture that contains the user interface |
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| a loosely coupled group of people and resources that work together as though they were an organization |
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| virtual private network (VPN) |
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| a network that has security and controlled access for a private group but is built on top of a public network such as the internet |
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| web services architecture |
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| a client/server architecture that packages software into server processes that can be accessed via web protocols |
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| a computer network spread across large distances, such as a city, state or nation |
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| world wide web (WWW) or web |
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| a collection of resources, such as files and programs, that can be accessed over the internet using standard protocols |
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