Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The difference between analog and digital:

In analog technology, a wave is recorded or used in its original form. In digital technology, the analog wave is sampled at some interval, and then turned into numbers that are stored in the digital device.
 Random Access Memory (RAM) -

The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

Read-Only Memory (ROM) -

Memory read at high speed but not capable of being changed by program instructions

World Wide Web –

An information system on the Internet that allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another.

Data (computer) – 

(Data (computing)) In computer science, data is anything in a form suitable for use with a computer. Data is often distinguished from programs. A program is a set of instructions that detail a task for the computer to perform. In this sense, data is thus everything that is not program code.

Program -

A planned series of future events, items, or performances.

Hypertext –

A software system that links topics on the screen to related information and graphics, which are typically accessed by a point-and-click method.

Hardware – 

Tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.

Software – 

The programs and other operating information used by a computer.

Title (resource) – 

A source of supply or support : an available means —usually used in plural.

Creator (resource) –


Subject (resource) -


Publisher (resource) -


Contributor (webpage) –

To submit material for publication.

Format (resource) -


MP3 –

Means of compressing a sound sequence into a very small file, to enable digital storage and transmission.

Cyberbully 

Involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.

 
Database -

Alternatively referred to as a databank and sometimes abbreviated as DB, a database is a large quantity of information that can be searched, referenced, compared, changed or otherwise manipulated without a lot of work.

Desktop - 

When referring to an operating system or GUI, the Desktop is a system of organization of icons on a screen. The Microsoft Windows Desktop was first introduced with Microsoft Windows 95 and has been included with all versions of Windows since then. Below is a basic example of the Microsoft Windows desktop.

E-mail 

Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is text messages that may contain files, images, or other attachments sent through a network to a specified individual or group of individuals. The first e-mail was sent by Ray Tomlinson in 1971. By 1996, more electronic mail was being sent than postal mail. Below is an example and breakdown of an Internet e-mail address.
 Home page - 

The home page is the name of the main page of a website where visitors can find hyperlinks to other pages in the site. By default, the home page on all web servers is index.html, however, can also be index.htm, index.php, or whatever the developer decides.
 
Keyword - 

it is a word or identifier that has a particular meaning to the programming language.

Password-

a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to something.
Paste - 

To copy an object from a buffer (or clipboard) to a file

Search Engines-

a program for the retrieval of data from a database or network, esp. the Internet.
 URL Address -  
Uniform Resource Locator, the address of documents, pages and web sites located on the World Wide Web or on a local Intranet.

User name -
 
A user is a person who uses a computer or Internet service. A user may have a user account that identifies the user by a username (also user name), screen name (also screenname), or "handle", which is derived from the identical Citizen's Band radio term.

File format –

A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.

Hacker-

a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data


Keyboard -
 
a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.
 

Retrieve (document) -

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