Glossary - H
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hardware architect
- the
role that is played by a
person who produces the hardware architecture of an
application.
Contrast with
business architect,
database architect,
information architect,
security architect,
software architect, and
system architect.
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hardware architecting
- the architecting
activity during which an
application's hardware architecture is produced.
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hardware architecture
- an
architecture of the
hardware components of an application.
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hardware component
- a
component of an
application that
consists of a single piece of physical equipment (although it
may have a significant number of software and data components
deployed on it).
- See also:
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Client Computers:
laptop,
personal
computer,
personal digital assistant (PDA), set-top boxes,
smart applicance,
smart card,
smart phone,
terminal, and
workstation.
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Libraries:
disk library and
tape
library
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Networks:
bus [network],
extranet,
Internet,
intranet,
local area
network (LAN),
mesh network,
metropolitan area network (MAN),
ring network,
star network,
and
wide area
network (WAN).
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Network Connectivity Devices:
bridge,
brouter,
cable,
cache,
connector,
firewall,
hub,
network
interface card,
optical
amplifier,
receiver,
repeater,
router,
switch, and
transmitter.
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Peripheral Devices:
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Input Devices:
barcode reader, camera, card reader, keyboard,
microphone, mouse, palm reader, scanner, and
sensor.
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Output Devices:
actuator, barcode writer, disk drive, fax
machine, monitor, motor, printer, and speaker.
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Server Computers:
application
server,
chat server,
database
server,
email server,
file server,
gateway
server,
load balancer,
media server,
presentation
server,
print server,
security
server,
telephone
server,
web
accellerator,
web server, and
wireless
gateway server.
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Support Hardware:
air
conditioner,
fire
suppression,
physical security device, and
power
supply.
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hardware component design
- the design
activity during which an
application’s hardware components are designed.
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hardware designer
- the
role that is played when a
person produces the design of one or more hardware
components.
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hardware engineer
- the
role that is played when a
person implements the hardware components of an
application.
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hardware component implementation
- the implementation
activity during which
hardware components are fabricated or acquired.
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hazard
- an abstraction of a cohesive collection of one or more
potential causes of an accident.
A hazard can be a condition, situation, or state of a
system that in conjunction with conditions in the environment
of the system can cause an accident.
A hazard can be associated with the development,
testing, operation, usage, maintenance, or retirement of a
system.
Examples include hazardous materials, high voltages,
electromagnetic radiation, cutting edges, electromagnetic
fields, vibration, fire, liquids, extreme temperatures,
pressures, noises, and accelerations, etc.
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home page
- the initial main
webpage of a
website.
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HTML coding standards
-
standards that have
proven effective when coding web pages using the HTML
programming language.
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hub
- a
network
connectivity device that connects multiple computers on a
star network.
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human interface
- the part(s), either hardware or software, of an
application that interfaces with users.
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human interface design document (HIDD)
- the design
work product that
formally documents the design of the human interfaces.
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human interface prototype
- the design work product representing a prototype of the
human interfaces.