Asynchronous classes don't have set meeting times. Rather, you choose the times when you receive class materials by going to a Web site to view the materials. Synchronous classes are ones that have set meeting times (even if the meetings occur via satellite or real-time chat). Synchronous classes have schedules that are determined well before the class begins (every Thursday at 7 pm, for instance). See similar questions...

Asynchronous or store and forward consultation involves the exchange of clinical information and static images collected and stored in the telecommunication equipment. The dental practitioner collects all the required clinical information and digital intraoral and extraoral images and radiographs (or scanned, originally nondigital images) and forwards them for consultation and treatment planning via established networks and/or the Internet. E-mail is an example of asynchronous communication. See similar questions...

Synchronous communication refers to interaction happening in real-time – a meeting or phone conference, for example.  Asynchronous communication happens anytime and doesn’t rely on being together at the same time – in person or electronically.  E-mail is a good example of asynchronous communication.  Unlike e-mail, asynchronous message boards allow an online discussion to be well-organized into threads.  It is a common technique used in online learning. See similar questions...

Synchronous learning is when all the participants are interacting at the same time (in Virtual Classrooms or chatting sessions for instance). Asynchronous learning is when the student accesses the material on his/her own, at any time (online learning materials) or communicates with peers or tutors who are not available online at the same (emails, discussion forums). See similar questions...

For asynchronous device, each data byte is framed by housekeeping bits. These bits provide the synchronization to the receiving facility each time when it receives data byte. Two wires ("signal" and "ground") are enough to transmit the data. A part of data can come anytime. Asynchronous mode appeared together with the telegraphy and is successfully used up to nowadays. See similar questions...

This is something that you can negotiate with your trading partner, but it is generally left up to the sender to specify (A receiver that implements the AS2 protocol must be prepared to do whatever the sender indicates here). The difference between the two is notable: A synchronous transaction is one in which the receipt that confirms the arrival of a document is sent over the same connection that was established to send the document. See similar questions...

Synchronous memory is tied to the speed of the front side bus while asynchronous memory is not. DDR and SDRAM are example of synchronous memory, and EDO and FPM are examples of asynchronous memory. See similar questions...

A program asks the system to perform a certain task, and then either waits or doesn't wait for the task to finish. In synchronous processing, the program waits: control returns to the program only when the task has been completed. In asynchronous processing, the program does not wait: the system returns control after merely logging the request for execution. See similar questions...

Synchronous communication is a form of communication whereby people (students and instructors in this case) interact with each other at the same time (sometimes called real time). This can be done via various methods of communication such as chatrooms, video conferencing and audio conferencing. Asynchronous communication is a form of communication that does not happen in real time. See similar questions...

Our program uses both synchronous and asynchronous communication methods in order to best interact with our students. Synchronous communication is not mandatory, but is recommended. See similar questions...

Asynchronous refers to fulfilling course objectives through activities that do not need to take place at the same time for all students. An example of an asynchronous activity is the discussion board or threaded discussion, where students post to the board when it is convenient to them as long as the activity is completed by a pre-determined date. This contrasts to synchronous, which means that the activity takes place at the same time for all students. See similar questions...

To convert from asynchronous to synchronous data the control information must removed. To convert the other way, control information must be added. The redundant control information is the start and any stop bits. Stop bits can often be ignored because they are at the same level as an idle line. Other information, such as parity bits, are error detection information and may be ignored but this is system dependent. See similar questions...

Yes, the asynchronous transfer option waits for each byte to be transferred before it is acknowledged. With synchronous protocol, the device sending the data is allowed to get ahead of the device receiving the data by a number of bytes (called the offset). The offset is negotiated between the initiator and the target some time prior to the transfer beginning. The synchronous protocol is considerably more efficient and therefore faster than asynchronous. See similar questions...

These terms refer to whether or not Group Policy processing occurs while other things are happening in Windows. For example, if computer-specific foreground processing is set to run asynchronously (as is the case by default in XP but not Windows 2000) then as Windows initially boots up, it will not wait for GP processing to finish before presenting a user logon dialog. See similar questions...

While asynchronous training (the most common form of e-learning) caters to just-in-time needs, synchronous training provides the training needed where the participant needs it. Characteristics of synchronous mirror many of the traditional classroom training experiences, such as: In addition, one of the greatest benefits of synchronous training is that people in different geographical locations and personal situations can be involved at the same time – from whatever location they choose. See similar questions...

GemFire provides a callback interface that can be programmed for write-through to a database. The write-through callback is always invoked guaranteeing consistency between a backend database and the cache. This may be synchronous or asynchronous (lazy, write-behind) with GemFire providing an HA backing persistence of the write-behind queues. See similar questions...

Asynchronous communication is at the core of Helix Client/Server interaction. Although you may typically think of Helix Client/Server as being driven by the Client, there are a great many things that are initiated by the Server as well. Remember that the Helix Client/Server architecture features live updating of information on the Client's screen. To do this, the Server must be able to initiate contact with a Client when the data they have accessed is changed. See similar questions...

ANSWER From: Gary Field (gfield@zk3.dec.com ) Yes, the asynchronous transfer option waits for each byte to be transferred before it is acknowledged. With synchronous protocol, the device sending the data is allowed to get ahead of the device receiving the data by a number of bytes (called the offset). The offset is negotiated between the initiator and the target some time prior to the transfer beginning. See similar questions...