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Broad design of the overall system structure; also called general design or conceptual design
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Architectural Design
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Low-level design thatincludes the design of specific program details
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Detail Design
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Specialists in user-interface design; also called usability consultants or human factors engineers
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Interface Designers
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Architecture that employs a single computer system executing all application-related software
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Single-computer Architecture
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Architecture that distributes application-related software or processing load across multiple computer systems
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Multitier Architecture
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A group of computers of the same type that share processing load and act as a single large computer system
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Clustered Architecture
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A group of dissimilar computers that share processing load through specialization of function
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Multicomputer Architecture
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Architecture that locates all computing resources in a central location
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Centralized Architecture
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Architecture that deploys computing resources in multiple locations connected bya computer network
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Distributed Architecture
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A set of transmission lines, equipment, and communication protocols to permit sharing of information and resources
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Computer Network
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A computer network in which the distances are local, such as within the same building
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Local Area Network (LAN)
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A computer network spread across large distances, such as a city, state or nation
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Wide Area Network (WAN)
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Network equipment that directs information within the network
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Router
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A global collection of networks that use the same networking protocol - TCP/IP
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Internet
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A collection of resources such as files and programs that can be accessed over the Internet using standard protocols
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World Wide Web (WWW), or Web
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A private network that is accessible to a limited number of users, but whichuses the same TCI/IP protocol as the Internet
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Intranet
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An Intranet that has been extended outside the organization to facilitate the flow of information
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Extranet
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A loosely coupled group of people andresources that work together as though they were an organization
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Virtual Organization
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A network with security and controlled access for a private group but built on top of a public network such as the Internet
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Virtual Private Network (VPN)
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A process, module, object, or computer that provides services over the Internet
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Server
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A process, module, object, or computer that requests services from one or more servers
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Client
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A client-server architecture that divides an application into the view layer, business logical layer, and data layer
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Three-layer Architecture
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The part of three-layer architecture that interacts with the database
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Data Layer
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The part of three-layer architecture that contains the programs that implement the business rules of the application
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Business Logic Layer
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The part of three-layer architecture that contains the user interfact
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View Layer
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Computer software that implements communication protocols on the network and helps different systems communicate
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Middleware
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A model that shows how application layers are distributed across locations and computer systems
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Network Diagram
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