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loose coupling
29 Jun 2007
WORD - Loose coupling is a method of interconnecting the components in a system or network so that those components, also called elements, depend on each other to the least extent practicable. Loose coupling simplifies testing, ...
topology
13 Dec 2002
WORD - A topology (from Greek topos meaning place) is a description of any kind of locality in terms of its layout. In communication networks, a topology is a usually schematic description of the arrangement of a network, ...
master
18 Dec 2005
WORD - A master, in a technological context, is a device that controls one or more other devices. In networking, for example, a master/slave configuration is a communications model in which one device or process (known as the ...
master/slave
25 Nov 2003
WORD - In computer networking, master/slave is a model for a communication protocol in which one device or process (known as the master) controls one or more other devices or processes (known as slaves). Once the master/slave ...
daisy chain
12 Aug 2005
WORD - A daisy chain is an interconnection of computer devices, peripherals, or network nodes in series, one after another. It is the computer equivalent of a series electrical circuit. In personal computing, examples of ...
forest-and-tree model
21 Jul 2004
WORD - The forest-and-tree model is a logical structure for interconnecting multiple network domains in Windows 2000 and later operating systems. A tree is a set of domains sharing a common network configuration, schema and global ...
Broadband over Power Line
01 Mar 2004
WORD - Broadband over Power Line (BPL) is a technology that allows Internet data to be transmitted over utility power lines. (BPL is also sometimes called Power-line Communications or PLC.) In order to make use of BPL, subscribers ...
bus network
22 Dec 2002
WORD - A bus network is an arrangement in a local area network (LAN) in which each node (workstation or other device) is connected to a main cable or link called the bus. The
illustration shows a bus network with five nodes. Each ...
mesh network
19 Sep 2003
WORD - A mesh network is a local area network (LAN) that employs
one of two connection arrangements, full mesh
topology or partial mesh topology. In the full mesh topology,
each node (workstation or other device) is connected ...
star network
23 Dec 2003
WORD - A star network is a local area network (LAN) in which all nodes (workstations or other devices) are directly connected to a common central computer. Every workstation is indirectly connected to every other through the ...
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