IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations. Faulkner Information Services . 2015.
Hybrid fibre-coaxial — (HFC) is a telecommunications industry term for a broadband network which combines optical fiber and coaxial cable. It has been commonly employed globally by cable TV operators since the early 1990s. See diagram below for a typical architecture… … Wikipedia
Network Computer — (often abbreviated NC) is a trademark of Oracle Corporation that was used, from approximately 1996 to 2000, to market a range of diskless desktop computer devices. The devices were designed and manufactured by an alliance, which included Sun… … Wikipedia
Hybrid kernel — is a kernel architecture based on combining aspects of microkernel and monolithic kernel architectures used in computer operating systems. The category is controversial due to the similarity to monolithic kernel; the term has been dismissed by… … Wikipedia
Network computer — (abbreviated NC) is a trademark of Oracle Corporation. It was used (c. 1996 c. 2000) by Oracle, and an alliance of businesses including Sun and Acorn, to mean a diskless desktop computer or in some cases a set top box [http://news.com.com/2100… … Wikipedia
Local Exchange Trading Systems — (LETS) also known as LETSystems are local, non profit exchange networks in which goods and services can be traded without the need for printed currency. In some places, e.g. Toronto, the scheme has been called the Local Employment and Trading… … Wikipedia
Hybrid Scheduling — is a class of scheduling mechanisms that mix different scheduling criteria or disciplines in one algorithm. For example, scheduling uplink and downlink traffic in a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network, such as IEEE 802.11e) using a single… … Wikipedia
Network topology — Diagram of different network topologies. Network topology is the layout pattern of interconnections of the various elements (links, nodes, etc.) of a computer[1][2] … Wikipedia
Network-attached storage — Not to be confused with Storage area network. Network attached storage Connects to Local area network via: Ethernet Hard drives via one of: SATA SAS USB Fibre Channel Common manufacturers HP NetApp Dell Cisco … Wikipedia
Local food — Farmers market] Local food (also regional food or food patriotism) or the local food movement is a collaborative effort to build more locally based, self reliant food economies one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution,… … Wikipedia
National Broadband Network — The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a national wholesale only, open access data network under development in Australia. Up to one gigabit per second connections are sold to retail service providers (RSP), who then sell Internet access and… … Wikipedia
