Analog was the backbone of the first generation of wireless technology. Applet A Java program that creates multimedia elements on a Web page. Application Server A computer that handles all operations between a company s back-end applications or databases and the users computers Web browsers. A company that provides software functionality over the Internet or a private network for a fee. Application Software Software applications that are intended for end-users, such as database programs, word processors, and spreadsheets.
Application software runs on top of system software.
The overall design of a system of hardware or software, which includes definitions ranging from precise mechanisms to broad outlines. The branch of computer science concerned with making computers behave like humans. The practice of collecting and maintaining a comprehensive list of items a company owns, such as hardware and software. A network technology that organizes digital data into units and transmits them over a physical medium using digital signal technology.