6.01 B2B Chapter 6 Vocabulary

centralized systems: collect files at a central computer for people to download
commons: a system of sharing that minimizes the need for fine-grained property restrictions
DRAM: dynamic random access memory
DRM: digital rights management
flooding: each computer in a file-sharing network maintains a list of other computers in the network.
gigabyte: 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes
peer-to-peer architecture: a type of network in which each workstation has equivalent capabilities and responsibilities
piracy: the unauthorized use or reproduction of another’s work
sealed storage: an application that lets you encrypt files in such a way that they can be decrypted only on particular computers that you specify.
TPM: trusted platform module

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