Unix
Posted in Glossary on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
An open source operating system, a flavor of which is running at the core of Macintosh OS X. It also runs on most web servers and mainframe and mini computers used for business.
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TCP/IP
Posted in Glossary on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
The protocol for all internet communications.
Window
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Typically, a document runs or opens in a window. When you run TextEdit or MS Word and create a new document, that document is in a window. Windows have controls like close, minimize and zoom buttons as well as scroll bars and more.
Windows
Posted in Glossary on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
An operating system written by Microsoft. There are various versions which have names like “Windows XP” etc.
USB
Posted in Glossary on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
Universal Serial Bus; a way of connecting mice, keyboards, and other low power external devices to a computer.
WiFi
Posted in Glossary on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
Another term for an AirPort or 802.11b network. Like hifi (high fidelity) but then, not.
Rip
Posted in Glossary on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
The process of digitizing and compressing the information on an audio CD. “I ripped my new Paul Simon CD into iTunes and then combined a few of its tracks into a playlist which I burned onto another CD for a friend.”
Burn
Posted in Glossary on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
The process of permanently encoding data on a CD.
Bluetooth
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A short range wireless connectivity protocol designed for moving information from hand-held computers (Palm OS), cell phones, to and from a computer.
Application
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A computer program like Microsoft Word, iTunes, Excel, Photoshop, etc.
Apache
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An open-source web server that is used on most web servers.
AirPort
Posted in Glossary on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
Apple’s implementation of wireless 802.11b networking. May include a base station (flying saucer) and/or a card that is inserted in a Macintosh computer.