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The entire spectrum of technologies for information processing, including software, hardware, communications technologies and related services. In general, information technology (IT) does not include embedded technologies that do not generate data for enterprise use.

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Broadcast can be defined as follows: Delivery of a transmission to two or more stations at the same time, such as over a bus-type local network or by satellite. Protocol mechanism whereby group and ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A broadcast storm is defined as excessive one-to-many or many-to-many transmissions, especially troublesome on Ethernet networks.

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

In response to heavy demand, main system voltages are sometimes lowered, leading to brownouts in which power is not lost but reduced.

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A browser is a software program used to locate and display information on the Internet or an intranet. Browsers are most often used to access Web pages. Most can display graphics, photographs and ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A buffer is a storage device used to compensate for a difference in rate of data flow, or time of occurrence of events, when transmitting data from one device to another.

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A bug is an unexpected problem with software or hardware. Typical problems are often the result of external interference with the program’s performance that was not anticipated by the developer. ...

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Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems are photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems that are specifically designed to blend in with the architecture of a building, combining the economic and ...

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