Business Communications Networks: Application Architectures

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary related to business communications networks, focusing on application architectures and protocols.

Cloud Computing

Enabling access to computing services over a network, typically the Internet.

Client-Server Architecture

A model where client and server share application functions and resources.

Middleware

Software that enables communication between different applications from various vendors.

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, the main standard for email transmission.

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol, a communications protocol for transmitting web pages.

Peer-to-Peer Architecture

A network model where devices act as both clients and servers.

Data Access Logic

Processing that retrieves and manipulates data stored in a database.

N-tier Architecture

Client-server architecture with multiple levels of services that can be distributed across different servers.

MIME

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, used to send multimedia files via email.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator, the address of a resource on the web.

Web Server

Software that serves web pages by translating URLs into physical file addresses.

Instant Messaging

Real-time communication method where users send messages via clients connected to a server.

Videoconferencing

Real-time transmission of video and audio signals allowing communication among participants at different locations.

IaaS

Infrastructure as a Service, where hardware resources are outsourced but the organization manages software.

PaaS

Platform as a Service, where applications are managed by the organization using provided software and databases.

SaaS

Software as a Service, where all software and hardware are managed by the service provider.

Browser

A program that requests and displays web pages on the client side.

Cookies

Files stored on a client's computer to remember user preferences during web sessions.

Database

Structured collection of data that can be accessed, managed, and updated.

Presentation Logic

The part of an application that formats and presents information to users.