How system components are designed, connected to and operate with one another Architecture determines the ability of a network to manage voice, video, data and text Descriptions of architecture include the ability of the system to carry narrow, medium and broadband signals
The kind of computer you're working on, where one "kind" of computer means all those computers that can run the same binary program Since Perl scripts are text files, not binaries, a Perl script is much less sensitive to the architecture it's running on than programs in other languages (such as C) that are compiled into machine code See also operating system
The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; often called civil architecture
The software architecture of a program or computing system is the structure or structures of the system, which comprise software components, the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships among them [Soft Arch Pract]A software architecture is an abstraction of the run-time elements of a software system during some phase of its operation A system may be composed of many levels of abstraction and many phases of operation, each with its own software architecture [RoyFieldingThesis]
A design The term architecture can refer to either hardware or software, or to a combination of hardware and software The architecture of a system always defines its broad outlines, and may define precise mechanisms as well An open architecture allows the system to be connected easily to devices and programs made by other manufacturers Open architectures use off-the-shelf components and conform to approved standards A system with a closed architecture, on the other hand, is one whose design is proprietary, making it difficult to connect the system to other systems
the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect an architectural product or work the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use
(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software"
Refers to the design of a computer Terms such as ISA, EIDE, and PCI Local Bus are architecture standards that insure "off-the-shelf" components will work with your computer See "Open Architecture "
A general term referring to the structure of all or part of a computer system Architecture also refers to the design of operating system software, such as components of the operating system Architecture can also refer to the combination of hardware and basic software that links machines on a network
The structure of specific components (such as hardware and database platforms) and the way they interact, to form a computer system
The outline design of a system, identifying the major components and their functionalities can be applied to applications, systems and networks
A general term referring to the structure of a computer system Usually, this includes all hardware and basic software components required to make the computer functional
The highest level concept of a system in its environment [IEEE] The architecture of a software system (at a given point in time) is its organization or structure of significant components interacting through interfaces, those components being composed of successively smaller components and interfaces
Design; the way components fit together May be conceived of any complex system such as "software architecture" or "network architecture" [Free On-line Dictionary of Computing] An IT architecture is a design for the arrangement and interoperation of technical components that together provide an organization its information and communication infrastructure See component and enterprise