Grid Computing terms starting with D

7 terms

1. DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) A directed graph containing no directed cycles, i.e. closed directed loops. See also: Mathworld's definition.
2. data center A facility that provides a suitable environment (power, cooling, network connectivity, management services) for housing information technology equipment…
3. data channel Communication link(s) over which the actual data of interest flows. High Bandwidth; authenticated by default; encryption and integrity protection optional.
4. Data Provisioning Making data available when and where its needed and as it becomes available.
5. Decommissioning The process of removing a power plant, apparatus, equipment, building, or facility from operation.
6. DFS (Distributed Files System) A Distributed Files System is a type of mountable networked file system.
7. dual channel protocol [fixme - this term does not appear anywhere in the gridftp docs] GridFTP uses two channels: One of the channels, called the control channel, is used for…