APPLET - An applet is a little application. Prior to the World Wide Web, the built-in writing and drawing programs that came with Windows were sometimes called "applets." On the Web, using Java, the object-oriented programming language, an applet is a small program that can be sent along with a Web page to a user. Java applets can perform interactive animations, immediate calculations, or other simple tasks without having to send a user request back to the server.
ARCHIVE-
When used in the context of deliberate planning, the directed command will remove therefeoperation plan, operation plan in concept format, and any associated Joint OperationPlanning and Execution System automated data processing files from its library of active plans.All material will be prepared for shipment to appropriate archive facilities in accordance withappropriate command directives. See also maintain; retain.
BANDWIDTH -
: a measurement of the ability of an electronic communications device or system (such as a computer network) to send and receive information
BAUDRATE -
The baud rate is the rate at which information is transferred in a communication channel. In the serial port context, "9600 baud" meansthat the serial port is capable of transferring a maximum of 9600 bits per second.
BINARY - the system of writing and calculating with numbers which uses only two digits (0 and 1) and has 2 as a base (101 = 1 four, 0 twos, 1 unit = 5). binario
BITMAP -
a representation in which each item corresponds to one or more bits of information, especially the information used to control the display of a computer screen.
BLOGS - a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
BOOKMARK -
or book·mark·er \-ˌmär-kər\ : a marker for finding a place in a book. 2. : a menu entry or icon on a computer that is usually created by the user and that serves as a shortcut to a previously viewed location (as an Internet site)
BOUNCE
- (of an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; rebound (once or repeatedly).
"the ball bounced off the rim"
BUG
- conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or telephone) in order to monitor or record someone's conversations.
BYTE
- a group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit.
- a byte considered as a unit of memory size.
C CHAIN LETTER
- one of a sequence of letters, each recipient in the sequence being requested to send copies to a specific number of other people.
CHAT
- talk in a friendly and informal way.
"she chatted to her mother on the phone every day"
CHAT ROOM
- an area on the Internet or other computer network where users can communicate, typically limiting communication to a particular topic.
COOKIE
-: a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round and is made from flour and sugar
computers : a file that may be added to your computer when you visit a Web site and that contains i information about you (such as an identification code or a record of the Web pages you have visited)
COUNTER
a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
CYBERSPACE
C Cyberspace is a domain characterized by the use of electronics and the e lectromagnetic spectrum to store, modify, and exchange data via networked systems and associated physical infrastructures.
DATABASE
a structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways.
DEDICATED LINE
In computer networks and telecommunications, a dedicated line is a communications cable or other facility dedicated to a specific application, in contrast with a shared resource such as the telephone network or the Internet.
DIAL UP
(of a computer system or service) used remotely via a telephone line.
DOMAIN NAME
the part of a network address that identifies it as belonging to a particular domain.
DOWNLOAD
copy (data) from one computer system to another, typically over the Internet.
"it would be wise to download your program to another computer before testing it"
ELECTRONIC MAIL
ETHERNET
This type of cable is used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet. Thecable standard provides performance of up to 100 MHz and is suitable for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX (Fast Ethernet), and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet). Cat 5 is also used to c arry other signals such as telephony and video.
FIRE WALL
A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a c combination of both.
FLAME burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that isundergoing combustion; a portion of ignit ed gas orvapor.
FREEWARE
software that is available free of charge.
