Client-Server Environment in which a piece of software resides on a desktop machine that is tightly coupled with software or data residing on a server. Used for many administrative computing applications at Rutgers. Compression Reducing data or a signal in size or bandwidth. Lossy compression achieves better size reduction by selectively removing data components with the least significance and storing what remains using a lossless compression algorithm. The quality of lossy compression is a metric of how much information was retained and how much was discarded.
High quality reproduces the original data better, but requires higher bandwidth.
Conduit Pipe or tubing through which cabling can be pulled or housed. Data Electronics Hardware that include routers, switches, hubs, repeaters, transceivers, etc. A demodulator is one part of a television set. Distributed Computing Generally refers to computer systems in which data and software are stored at multiple points. Computing at Rutgers is distributed, although certain functions are available only through centralized systems.