Glossary
- AIX (Advanced Interactive Executive)
AIX is IBM's version of UNIX.
- Applet
The Java name for a small chunk of code that is brought down over the network from a server and executed on a client.
- ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)
The research arm of the Department of Defense. ARPA funded the research of packet-switched networks, which led to the Internet.
- Authentication
Verifying that a data transmission from a person (or a process) is indeed from that person (or process). A password is a common method used for authentication.
- Awareness
This is a term used with products such as Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing. The more formal term “awareness of presence” is also used. Your Instant Messaging “buddy list” indicates who is online ...
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