Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway — Sarin attack on the Tokyo subway Kasumigaseki Station, one of the many stations affected during the attack Location Tokyo, Japan … Wikipedia
Black hole (networking) — In networking, black holes refer to places in the network where incoming traffic is silently discarded (or dropped ), without informing the source that the data did not reach its intended recipient.When examining the topology of the network, the… … Wikipedia
Mobile ad hoc network — MANET redirects here. For other uses, see Manet (disambiguation). A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a self configuring infrastructureless network of mobile devices connected by wireless links. ad hoc is Latin and means for this purpose . [1] [2] … Wikipedia
Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… … Universalium
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
Unix security — Unix security: maintaining a secure environment on Unix and Unix like operating systems is dependent on design concepts of these operating systems, but vigilance through user and administrative techniques is important to maintain security… … Wikipedia
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Firewall (computing) — This article is about the network security device. For other uses, see Firewall. An illustration of where a firewall would be located in a network … Wikipedia
Firewall — A firewall is an integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system. It is also a device or set of devices configured to permit, deny, encrypt, decrypt, or proxy all… … Wikipedia
