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Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Moore’s Law

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performance of a chip doubles every 2.5 years –> uses chip-based technology

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chip-based technology

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integrated circulation of transistors

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transistor

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amplifies or switches electronic signals –> input is either switched on or off

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6 waves of computing

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  1. computers invented –> filled a whole room (large companies and authorities)
  2. Moore’s law became applicable –> computers have the size of refrigerator and become faster and cheaper
  3. almost every manager has a computer and the internet emerges –> majority of the people have a computer as data sharing around the world became possible
  4. user-friendly interfaces operated with a mouse
  5. simple mobile phones become popular
  6. now
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Lecture timeline of waves

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  1. Mainframe era: centralised data processing systems –> transistors are used (1 wave)
  2. introduction of minicomputers: decentralised computing (2 wave)
  3. personal computing era: first personal computer –> computers are used at home and at the office (3+4 wave)
  4. client-server era: client-server model is created
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microprocessor

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ensures the execution of programs –> brain of the computer that executes the commands

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random access memory (RAM)

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memory for which data disappears when it is turned of –> extremely fast as it is powered by chips and transistors

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volatile memory

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memory for which data disappears when it is turned of

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flash/ SSD-disk

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non-volatile memory –> robust and expensive

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hard disk drive

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non-volatile memory –> rotating magnetic disk!

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optical data storage devices

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have an optical reader that reads data from the disk

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multicore processor

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has two or more working cores –> two computers working simultaneously (people lifting a table)

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supercomputers

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among the fastest computers in the world

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massively parallel processing

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computers exists of many microprocessors that joint and simultaneously work to solve problems

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grid computing

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combining the computing power of many normal computers to joint carry out a task using specialised software

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cluster computing

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computers are linked together to do tasks together –> much more closely linked and by special software and network hardware –> servers can also work together

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digital subscriber line

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cable through which the telephone network enters houses

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cable broadband

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television signal to houses

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data format

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rules for the data that will be sent

20
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data transmission

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ensures the exchange of data

21
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internet backbone

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largest data collections on the internet

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last mile

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technologies that connect users to the internet

23
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Amdahl’s law

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the speed of any network component is determined by the speed of the slowest component

24
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broadband

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super fast internet connections

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bandwidth

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network transmission speed

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HTTP

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between web browsers

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SMTP

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exchange of emails

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FTP

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exchange of files

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peer-to-peer model

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participant is both supplier and consumer of resources

30
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client-server model

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servers and consumers differ from eachother –> servers are always active and wait for a consumer to come onlien

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application transfer protocol (ATP)

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http, SMTP of FTP

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host

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www

33
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load balancing

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load balancing improves the distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources, such as computers

34
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domain name

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brand or company

35
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cybersquatting

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domains of well-known brands are reserved with the purpose of selling them later

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top-level domain name

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country or type of industry

37
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path

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to get to the right tab of the website

38
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network address translation (NAT)

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ensures that multiple devices share the same IP address

39
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domain name service (DNS)

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translates domain names to IP addresses

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peering

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when internet providers exchange data for free at the internet exchange points

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colocation facility

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a place where peering takes place

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infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

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the user gets access to hardware like computers, storage and network facilities –> least extensive form as the user still has to develop software and applications (Most customisation!)

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platform as a service (PaaS)

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access to complete development and implementation environment

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software as a service (SaaS)

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most complete cloud computing: end users! receives a complete online service

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