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What is P2P?

P2P is an acronym for Peer To Peer. Like VOIP, the term P2P describes the goal of a class of technologies, not any particular method, protocol, or individual technology. P2P has been the focus of much controversy since the first P2P network, Napster,... _[more]

What is a PAN?

PAN is an acronym for Personal Area Network. A PAN is a network of battery or solar powered devices worn on the human body to enhance communication, leisure, productivity, or awareness. Typical devices found in a PAN are a cellular telephone, wristwa... _[more]

What is PayPal?

PayPal is an Internet website that allows users to transfer money online. The company was formed in early 2000 with the merger of X.com and Confinity.com. Both corporations offered competing email payment services, in addition to other specialty pay... _[more]

What is a PDA?

PDA is an acronym for Personal Digital Assistant. PDAs are small handheld computers, designed to be very portable and relatively rugged. Many PDAs have a touchscreen interface, operated via a small plastic pen called a stylus, and four to 12 hardware... _[more]

What is PhiML?

PhiML is a general-purpose semantic markup language. PhiML 1.0 was released in August 2007, with the first bugfix coming less than a week later. Unlike XML, PhiML is not derived from SGML and is therefore not burdened with the repetitive syntax typi... _[more]

What is Phishing?

Phishing is a form of computer attack in which the attacker poses as a trusted entity. Usually, phishing attacks are conducted against random victims via forged email messages that appear to come from a bank, eBay, PayPal, or another other trusted co... _[more]

What is PHP?

PHP is an open source programming language. As PHP is very simple to learn it is often associated with amateur website construction, however professional PHP developers are capable of producing code rivaling that of more complex languages such as Per... _[more]

What is a Protocol?

A protocol is a system of rules that define how something is to be done. In computer terminology, a protocol is usually an agreed-upon or standardized method for transmitting data and/or establishing communications between different devices. Just as ... _[more]

What is Python?

Python is an object-oriented high-level programming language. Although Python is an interpreted language, like PHP or Perl, Python code can be compiled into standalone executables or cross-platform bytecodes run by a Python Virtual Machine. This make... _[more]

What is Qualcomm?

Qualcomm is an American telecommunications company. Originally dealing in truck fleet management and satellite tracking, Qualcomm developed CDMA radio signal technology that would allow many users to access a satellite's resources on the same frequen... _[more]