noun. Compact disk, read-only memory. Information stored in digital form to be read, viewed or used by a computer, but which may not be changed or deleted.
noun. Molded bundles of glass fiber that allow transmission of
signals using light waves rather than electrical impulses; can carry
many more pieces of voice, data and video than networks of similar
amounts of traditional wiring.
noun. Collections of knowledge (acquired or derived)
which are accessible to the learner. Oral traditions, books,
magazines, newspapers, film, audio and video recordings - data stored
in computer memory, on magnetic tape, on fixed, moveable or compact
disks.
noun. The network of interconnected computers and
communications systems. The essential elements of the structure:
standard twisted pair wiring, copper coaxial cable, fiber optics,
radio, video and/or cellular broadcast signals.
noun. Computers, interconnected with the same wiring
standards, usually within a single room or building, to a server that
controls access and storage on the system.
noun. A collection of different forms of communication,
such as television, computer, printer, modem and video disk recorder,
connected to allow information to be presented in any combination of
media, such as textual, audio, video, or electronically.
noun. A collection between sites of Local Area Networks;
accessible to LAN servers and stations, capable of handing the
requirements of many simultaneous users.
noun. Software that allows users to browse both local and
worldwide information resources; interoperable, multiplatform, and
able to connect multiple sources