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The entire spectrum of technologies for information processing, including software, hardware, communications technologies and related services. In general, information technology (IT) does not include embedded technologies that do not generate data for enterprise use.

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A negotiated contract between a user and a network provider that renders some degree of reliable capacity in the shared network.

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Quality of storage service optimizes the use of disk storage system resources via user-defined policies and/or adaptive algorithms that manage performance and throughput, while minimizing back-end ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A quantum computer uses atomic quantum states to effect computation. Data is held in qubits (quantum bits), which have the ability to hold all possible states simultaneously. This property, known as ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Quantum dots are nanocrystals made from types of semiconductors that emit colored light. They are very small, with a diameter ranging from two to 10 nanometers. The different colors emitted can be ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Quick response codes (QR codes) and color codes are high-density, two-dimensional bar codes that are readable by mobile phones and computer cameras with the correct software. Color codes enable the ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

A framework or structure that holds computer servers or networking equipment, usually by means of shelves or mounting plates. The height of computer equipment is expressed in rack units (U), which ...

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The rack density describes the height of a unit. The standard height of one unit is 1.75 inches, so rack density is described in terms of the number of units, such as one unit (1U), 2U and so on. ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

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