1,099,551,627,776 bytes, often used to mean one trillion bytes (1,000,000,000,000).
A device connected to a computer network that acts as a point for entry or retrieval of information. Personal computers can be made to act as network terminals, by running terminal emulation (communication) programs.
Most communications software packages will permit a personal computer or workstation to communicate with another computer or network as if it were a specific type of hardware terminal.
A device that allows asynchronous devices such as terminals to select and then communicate with hosts or other devices over a network.
A string of characters. A text file should contain only characters - as opposed to codes or commands.
What happens when two computers are talking and one fails to respond within a certain time, for whatever reason.
Observations of a variable made over time. Many economic studies such as International Financial Statistics, and Citibase are time series datafiles. Time series, of a sort, can also be constructed from a cross sectional study if the same questions are asked more than once over time.
A version of TELNET providing IBM full-screen support.
Using one command or keystroke to change between one mode and its opposite.
A LAN and protocol in which nodes are connected together in a ring and communication is controlled by a special packet called a token that is passed from node to node around the ring. A node can send data only when it receives the token and the token is not in use. Data is sent by attaching it to the token. The receiving node removes the data from the token.