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