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Internet communication

All the ways used by people to communicate with each other over the Internet, including e-mail, instant messaging (IM), feedback on blogs, contact forms on Web sites, industry forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

Contributors in Internet communication

Internet communication

Concurrent operation

Internet; Internet communication

An operation in which two or more programmes have access to the microprocessor and are carried nearly simultaneously. Although the operations are not truly taking place at the same time, the ...

Connect time

Internet; Internet communication

The amount of time a user spends connected to a remote computer, particularly referring to how long someone is on the Internet with an online service or Internet service provider.

Concentrator

Internet; Internet communication

A device that combines communications signals from several sources, such as computers on a network, into fewer signals before transmitting them to the destination.

Congestion

Internet; Internet communication

An overload of data on a communications path. Congestion caused by a high volume of traffic on the Internet, sometimes results in network slowdowns.

Consumables

Internet; Internet communication

Materials used in the process of performing a task. For example, ink, paper, and toner are considered consumable items for printing tasks.

Condition

Internet; Internet communication

The status of an expression or variable. In some programs, instructions take place based upon whether a certain condition is true.

Concurrent access

Internet; Internet communication

The use of a computer system, program, database, or other resource by more than one user at a time.

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