teleprocessing
Distant data handling
Teleprocessing is data processing that involves transmission between remote locations and a central computer.
The term emerged in the mid-20th century when terminals at distant sites communicated with mainframes over telephone lines.
It has largely been superseded by more specific terms like networking and distributed computing, though it persists in legacy systems documentation.
Large centralized computer system
- terminalAt the endpoint
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- time-sharingSequential resource allocation
polling · handshaking · dial-up · concentrator · multiplexer · BSC · store-and-forward · half-duplex
Remote signal transmission technology
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
- point-to-pointBetween two specific locations
- multipointHaving several points
- nodeConnection point in networks
topology · gateway · router · TCP/IP · client-server · interconnection · backbone
Data transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- packetSmall sealed container
- signalMessage-conveying cue
modulation · broadband · multiplexing · carrier · transceiver · synchronous · asynchronous · parity
Vacuum tube display
- workstationTechnical computing system
- keyboardArray of input keys
- displayPresentation for viewing
- printerMachine producing paper copies
card-reader · teleprinter · TTY · peripheral · console · screen · cursor
Temporary data staging
- queueOrdered waiting line
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- printoutPhysical copy from device
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
mainframe
Large centralized computer system
time-sharing · polling · handshaking · dial-up · concentrator · multiplexer · BSC · store-and-forward · half-duplex · full-duplex
telecommunications
Remote signal transmission technology
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
- point-to-pointBetween two specific locations
- multipointHaving several points
node · topology · gateway · router · TCP/IP · client-server · interconnection · backbone
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- packetSmall sealed container
signal · modulation · broadband · multiplexing · carrier · transceiver · synchronous · asynchronous · parity · checksum
CRT
Vacuum tube display
- workstationTechnical computing system
- keyboardArray of input keys
- displayPresentation for viewing
printer · card-reader · teleprinter · TTY · peripheral · console · screen · cursor
offsite
At another location
spooling
Temporary data staging
- queueOrdered waiting line
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- printoutPhysical copy from device
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