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Malware - Short for malicious software, is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent.
Managed Services - (IT) services provider manages and assumes responsibility for providing a defined set of services to their clients. Common services provided include remote network, desktop and security monitoring, patch management and remote data back-up, as well as technical assistance.
Megabyte(MB) - a measure of amount of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity.
Megabit(Mb) - a measure of amount of information commonly used in the combination Mb/s (megabit per second) to express the rate data is transferred.
Mesh Network - A type of networking wherein each node in the network may act as an independent router, regardless of whether it is connected to another network or not. It allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by “hopping” from node to node until the destination is reached.
Metro IP - A computer network that covers a metropolitan area. It is commonly used as a metropolitan access network to connect subscribers and businesses to a larger service network or the Internet. Businesses can also connect branch offices to their Intranet.
Monitoring - Use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing components and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms.
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Network - Links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes.
Networking - The act of linking computers so that users can exchange information or share access to a central store of information
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