I Computer, Telephony and Electronics Glossary and Dictionary. I2. I2 is the industry term for Internet. Internet designed for academic communities. The goal was for first and most importantly, creating and sustaining a leading edge network capability for the national research community. Second, directing network development efforts to enable a new generation of applications to fully exploit the capabilities of broadband networks. Editing the Force Mult Coils Exchange. To control any other number of coils, changes must first be made from the Edit Exchange Definitions menu. Get certified for Microsoft technology and products. Explore our online developer computer courses and exams, and take your career to a new level. NPort DE311 is a 1port, 3in1, RS232, RS422, RS485 serial device server that gives you a total software solution for your serialtoEthernet applications. Serial ATA SATA, abbreviated from Serial AT Attachment is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives. Isa Server 2000 Serial Number' title='Isa Server 2000 Serial Number' />Third, working to rapidly transfer new network services and applications to all levels of educational use and to the broader Internet community, both nationally and internationally. I2. CA slang term for Inter IC, a particular type of bus designed by Philips Semiconductors in the early 1. ICs. I2. C is a multi master bus, which means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer. I2. C is used in many devices, especially video devices such as computer monitors, televisions and VCRs. IA 6. 4An acronym for Intel Architecture 6. Intel for full blown 6. IA 6. 4 is based on Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing and certainly designed as the foundation for Intels line of microprocessors through 2. The Itanium is the first in Intels line of new 6. IA 6. 4 microprocessors will begin to appear in new high performance workstations, major Internet servers and enterprise servers over the next few years. Operating system software of all platforms will evolve to handle the full power of the processors. IANIAPAcronym for Internet Access Provider, a company that provides physical access to the Internet. IAPs generally provide dial up access through a modem and PPP connection, though companies that offer Internet access with other devices, such as DSL, ADSL, ISDN, cable modems or wireless connections, could also be considered IAPs. The terms IAPs and ISP Internet Service Providers are often used interchangeably, though some people consider IAPs to be a subset of ISPs. Whereas IAPs offer only Internet access, ISPs may provide additional services, such as leased lines T1 or T3 and Web development. In contrast to both IAPs and ISPs, online services provide their own proprietary content in addition to Internet access. IATAn abbreviation for Inside Air Temperature. A Abstract a brief 150 word or less summary of a patent, usually printed on the first page. Absolute Priority in most foreign countries, any publication. A communitybuilt site of hints and tips on using Apples new Mac OS X operating system. This is used in the electronics industry to mean the ambient air temperature of the air mass within the unit in discussion. If it is a computer or telephone chassis, it means the air inside of the computer or chassis. I Biz. I Biz, often associated with Ecommerce or Icommerce Internet Commerce, is the act of doing business, with another business, on the Internet. Ecommerce or Icommerce is most often associated with consumer to business activities, as opposed to business to business activities. It takes specialized business software running on an Internet website to enable I Biz. The most effective business sites are interactive with the customer, can take orders, allow selection variations and option and take payment, all in a secure and safe environment. I Biz carries that substantially deeper into the businesses own computer systems to include real time operations in inventory, accounting, ordering and fulfillment. IBMInternational Business Machines. In the early 1. 96. IBM was a definition for computers. While they were not initially major players in the microcomputer market, they have made a strong comeback in the Internet business world. See them at HTTP WWW. IBM. COM. IC1. See integrated circuit see chip. An integrated circuit IC is a complete, very compact circuit made up from tiny resistors, diodes, transistors and capacitors. Each IC can contain hundreds, thousands or even millions of these components, and the circuits themselves are very complicated. However, we do not need to know the exact details, just what the IC needs as inputs and what we can expect as outputs. If you look in an electronics catalogue, you will usually only be told what voltage the IC was designed for and how each pin of the IC must be connected if it is to work. Shorthand slang, IC, meaning I see. See ICQ. ICMPAn acronym for Internet Control Message Protocol, the standard error and control message protocol for Internet systems. Defined in RFC 7. ICMP messages is the Echo Request Echo Reply sequence used by Ping. Icommerce or Ecommerce. Icommerce Internet Commerce, often termed Ecommerce, is the act of doing business on the Internet. It is most often associated with consumer to business activities, as opposed to business to business activities. It takes specialized business software running on an Internet website to enable Ecommerce. The most effective business sites are interactive with the customer, can take orders, allow selection variations and option and take payment, all in a secure and safe environment. ICQAn easy to use online instant messaging IM program developed by Mirabilis LTD. You can get a copy at WWW. MIRABILIS. COM. A sound alike, pronounced as individual letters, so that it sounds like I Seek You, ICQ is similar to AOLs popular Buddy List and Instant Messenger programs, AIM, PAL and MSNs Messenger. It is used as a conferencing tool by individuals on the Net to chat, E Mail, perform file transfers, play computer games, and more. Once you have downloaded and installed ICQ onto your PC, you can create a list of friends, family, business associates, etc. ICQ on their PCs. Super Bowl Square. ICQ uses this list to find your friends for you, and notifies you once they have signed onto the Net. You can then send messages, chat in real time or conduct business communications. Seek ICQ at WEB. ICQ. COM. icon. 1. A small picture that represents an action that your computer can perform. Usually, the picture shows what the button does. For example, the PRINT icon will probably look like a printer. The icon is the picture worth a thousand words. Use of this mnemonic convention originated at Xerox PARC and was subsequently popularized by the Apple Macintosh. Producing an effective icon is non trivial because of size and color restraints. See iconographer. A very noteworthy example, usually describing a person. A skillful designer who elevates icon design to an art form. IDE1. An acronym for either Intelligent Drive Electronics or Integrated Drive Electronics, based on which manufacturers data sheet you peruse. An IDE interface is an interface for mass storage devices, in which the controller is integrated into the disk or CD ROM drive. The technology evolved from the late 1. The popularity was mainly due to the universal acceptance of the idea and the low cost of manufacturing. Although it really refers to a general technology, most people use the term to refer the ATA specification, which uses this technology. See ATA. 2. An acronym for Integrated Development Environment. A method of writing software using varied languages and styles, into one end application. An example of a simplified IDE is HTML and scripting. PHP is heavily moving to IDE as a normal environment. IDSLAn acronym for ISDN Digital Subscriber Line. IDSL provides DSL technology over existing ISDN lines. Even though the transfer rates for IDSL are about the same as ISDN 1. IDSL circuits can only carry data not voice, the major benefits of switching to IDSL from ISDN are always on connections, as opposed to dial up, thus eliminating call setup delays flat rate billing, instead of per minute fees and transmission of data over the data network, rather than the PSTN.