GLOSSARY FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
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1G (first-generation mobile telecommunications): Started in the 1980s using analog signals to provide voice transmission service.
2G (second-generation mobile telecommunications): Started in the 1990s using digital radio signals.
3D printing: A process that creates objects by adding layers of material onto one another. Also known as additive manufacturing.
3D scanner: Scanner that uses lasers, cameras, or robotic arms to record the shape of an object.
3G (third-generation mobile telecommunications): Started in the 2000s and provided services capable of effective connectivity to the Internet, marking the beginning of smartphones.
3GLs (third-generation languages): High-level procedural language. See also Procedural language.
4G (fourth-generation mobile telecommunications): Replacing 3G networks in some areas with providers using WiMax and LTE connections to provide faster transmission speeds.
4GLs (fourth-generation languages): Very high-level or problem-oriented languages. See also Task-oriented language.
5G (fifth-generation mobile telecommunications): A cellular network technology being developed to replace 4G networks with speeds that rival home Internet connections.
5GLs (fifth-generation languages): See Fifth-generation language.
802.11: See Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity).
参考文献
《计算机科学引论(2021英文精编版)》,Timothy J. O’Leary, Linda I. O’Leary, Daniel A. O’Leary 著,北京,机械工业出版社,2020年9月。