Technical Terms #1

Mhz-is a unit of frequency
Network-is a group of computers that are connected to each other for the purpose of communication
GB-a unit of information used for example to quantify computer memory or storage capacity
Boot-is a bootstrapping process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system
RAM-temperary memory used by a computer to store information
Resolution-the quality of an x-ray crystallography data set
Non-system disk error-error message that usually means a floppy disk has been left in a computer when its turned off
Firewall-is a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications
Bit-is the basic unit of information in computing and telecommunications
ROM-class of storage media used in computers and other electronic devices

Assigment for 11-12-09

Photoshop-is a graphic editing program devloped and published by adobe systems

Media Player-included with releases of Microsoft Windows in the 1990

Midi-is an industury-stanard protocol definded in 1982

Rip-a component used in a printing system which produces a bitmap

Wav-is a microsoft and IBM audio file format stanard for storing an audio bitsteam on PCs

Pixel-is the smallest item of imformation in an image

Clip Art-pre-made images used to illustrate any medium

Bitmap-is a type of memoryorganization or image fie format used to store digital images

BMP-file name extension for the bitmap image file format

MP3-patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression

Assignment for Tuesday 11-10-09

1.MPEG-the name of a family of standards used for coding audio-visual information.
2.Digital camera uses a memory card instead of the computer to store data.
3.Multimedia- having or offering the use of various communications or promotional media: a multimedia corporation that owns TV stations and newspapers.
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5.Audio Video Interleave-is a multimedia container format introduced by microsoft in n0vember 1992 as part of its video for windows technology.
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9.Graphic-are visual presentations on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, computer screen, paper, or stone to brand, inform, illustrate, or entertain.
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Internet Terms #2

Internet Filter-is a term for software designed and optimized for controlling what is permitted to a reader
Download-to received data to a local system
File Transfer Protocol-is a standard network protocol used to exchange and manipulate files over a TCP/IP based network
Home Page-is the starting page of a website
Plug-in-an auxiliary computer program
Search Engine-is a tool designed to search for information on the world wide web
Internet Service Provider-is a means of sending files by way of the internet
Web site-is a grouping of web pages under the single name.
Webmaster-is a person responsible for maintaining a website(s)
Worm-is a virus

Brick or mortar-refers to a company that possesses a building or store for operations
Upload-is the sending of data from a local system to a remote system
Hypertext-is text, displayed on a computer, with references (hyperlinks) to other text that the reader can immediately access
Url-is a subset of the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it
Virus-is an infectious agent too small to be seen directly with a light microscope
Hyperlink-is a reference in a document to an external or internal piece of information
Browser-used to access the World Wide Web
Chatroom-is primarily used by mass media to describe any form of synchronous conferencing, occasionally even asynchronous conferencing
Login-is the process by which individual access to a computer system is controlled by identification of the user using credentials provided by the user
Logon-in computing, the process of login
Hypermedia-is used as a logical extension of the term hypertext in which graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks intertwine to create a generally non-linear medium of information
Cookie-is a small piece of text stored on a user's computer by a web browser
Internet-is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide
Netiquette-is a set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, ranging from Usenet and mailing lists to blogs and forums
Web Address-is a subset of the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it
Denial of Service-is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users
Internet Explorer-is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems starting in 1995
Mozilla Firefox-is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation
Web Page-is a document or resource of information that is suitable for the World Wide Web
Dot Com-the generic top-level domain used on the internet’s domain name system

Hardware #4 Definitions

DVD-is an optical disc storage media format, and was founded in 1995.
Laser-is a device that emits light (electromagnetic radiation) through a process called stimulated emission.
SDRam-is dynamic random access memory (DRAM) that has a synchronous interface.
Router-is a networking device whose software and hardware are usually tailored to the tasks of routing and forwarding information.
Scanner-is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image.
Intel-is the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue.
Zip Drive-is a medium-capacity removable disk storage system, introduced by Iomega in late 1994.
Firewire-is a serial bus interface standard for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer, frequently used by personal computers, as well as in digital audio, digital video, automotive, and aeronautics applications
Microprocessor-incorporates most or all of the functions of a central processing unit (CPU) on a single integrated circuit
Flash Card-used for education and training