Sunday, May 26, 2013

Computer Jargons E-I

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E-MAIL :
 
A  mode  of very fast  communication through  internet .

EARTH : 

The  bigger   section  in Chinese  and  Japanese  Abacus   which had five  beads  in  each  wire.

EDITING :

To  correct   the  error,  one  has  made  while  typing.

EDITOR :

A  software used  to  interacting  review and modify text materials and other program  instructions.

EEPROM :

A  primary  storage   device   that  maintains   contents without electrical  power. Contents   can  be erased  and reprogrammed.

ELEMENTARY DATA ITEM  :

A  data,   which  is  not  broken  down  in  to smaller units.

EMPTY  ELEMENTS  :

Tags  that stand  alone  i.e. they need not have  an end tags in HTML.

END-OF-TAPE (EOT) MAKER  :

A reflective maker that indicates  the end of the usable tape.

END USER :

Any  individual  who uses the information generated by a computer based 
system.

ENHANCED GRAPHICS ADAPTER  (EGA) :

EGA can show both graphics and text sharper.

EPROM :

Primary    storage   device  in   which   a  memory  chip maintains contents   without   electrical   power, and   whose contents   can  be  erased and  reprogrammed  by  removing  a protective  power.

EXECUTION ROUTINE :

A   master  program  in  a  operating  system  that controls  the execution  for  other programs. It is also known as the executive, monitor or supervisor.

EXECUTION TIME : 

The total time required  to execute a program on a particular system its execution time for that computer system.

                                                                    F

FACSIMILE ( FAX )  : 

Transmission   of   picture,   text ,   maps,   graphs  etc.over carries between  geographically   separated points. An image is scanned at transmission   point  and  duplicate Data   receiving  point.

FLOWING  :

In   a   flowchart,   flow lines    with  arrowheads  are  used  to indicate the   flow   of  operation,   that  is the   exact sequence   in  which the instructions  are   to  be  executed.

FORTRAN  - (FORmula   TRAnslator ) :

The   oldest   of   the  high   level   language, developed  and used  as  a scientific   application language,for  carrying  out  complicated calculation developed  by  John Backus.

FULL ADDER :

An  adder  which   adds   three   binary   digits   and  output   a  result bit  and  a  carry   a  bit.

FULL DUPLEX :

A  method   of   using   a  communication   channel   in which   signals can be transmission   between   a  destination  in   both   directions simultaneously.

FUNCTION WIZARD IN MS- EXCEL:

It   is   a  tool   provided  by  Excel   to   help  to  enter functions without  errors.   The  wizard  contain   a  list   of   all the    functions arranged   according   to   the  type   of function.

FUNCTION  IN MS-EXCEL :

These   are  special   purpose  program  that   accept  data   and  return a value   after  performing  calculation   on  the  data.

                                                                               G

GENERATION  :

In   computer  talk,   it   is  a  step   in technology.It   is   a framework for  the  growth  of  the computer industry.  

GENERATOR :

A   computer   program  that  constructs  other programs a particular   types  of  operation.     

GRAPHIC  AREA :
Area  used  to  display  the  figure.
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE  ( GUI )  :
A  method  of  controlling   software   using  on screen  icons ,menus ,   dialog boxes  and   objects   that can  be   moved   or  resized,usually  with  a   pointing  such as  a  mouse.

                                                                            H

HARD DISK  :

A  secondary  storage   device  that   can  be  store large  number of  data  and  in  built  in  a case.   

HARD- CONTACT KEY  :

Keys mounted above  a rubber dome . Pressing  the key causes joining of two metal plates  together so that  current flows through them.

HARD WARE :

All the input, output and processing components that is the integer  metallic part  of the computer.

HERCULES GRAPHICS CARD (HGC) :

Using  this, MDA  can display graphic as well as text.

HEXADECIMAL NUMBER  SYSTEM :

A number system using   a base of16 . It digit range from 0 to F. It is commonly used as a shortcut  notation for groups of four binary  digits.

HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGE  :

A computer language written in recognizable words that remembers conversion language such as English.

HOME :

The turtle Centre  of the screen.

H0ST COMPUTER :

The  main control computer in a network of distributed processors and terminals.

HTML (Hyper  Text  Markup  Language) :

The coding used to control the look of documents on the World Wide Web.

HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer protocol):

Part of a URL that identifies the location   as one that uses HTML.

HUB :

A device where various computers on a network  on the Internet connection.

HYBRID COMPUTER  :

A  combination of an analog  and a digital computer. Such as acomputer 
system utilizes  the measuring capability of an analog computer and the counting capability of a  digital  computer.

HYPHENATION :

If a word is broken at the end of line and remaining part of word appears on the  next line, it is called hyphenation. 

                                                                             I

INPUT BOX :

Used to insert or write LOGO primitives  in MSW Logo. 

INPUT  DEVICE :

Device used to  inter data for processing.

Eg :

keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, Punched card , Light Pen and Printer.

INSTRUCTION :

A  command  or  order  given  to  a  computer .It normally   consists  of code  to indicate the operation to be performed  and address in memory where the operand would be found. 

INSTRUCTION REGISTER :

A register in CPU  that holds the current instruction while  it  is being executed.

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT :

Jack Killy developed the Integrated Circuit (IC)  in 1950. IC combined five 
electronic  components  onto  a small piece  of  germanium.

INTERFACE :

The  design of a  program that  determines how a computer  user interacts  with software. The  two  most common  interface  are  the graphic user  interface  and  the text interface  which  consists  of  typing 
command works. 

INTERNAL COMMANDS  :

DOS  commands  available  in command .com  file while booting,  loaded in the memory. 

INTERNAL STORAGE :

The  addressable  storage in  a  digital  computer, which   is  directly  under  the control   of  the  CPU.

INTERNET SOFTWARE :

A  standard  method  of  application  software that can be used to take advantage  of  all  the  network features.

INTERNET :

A  World Wide network with more than 100 million  users  that  are linked   for the  exchanged of data,news,   conversation  and  commerce.The  Internet  is decentralized   that  is,   no  one  person,organisation  or country  controls  the  Net  or what  is  available  through it.

INTERPRETING  :

Process of  translating  and  executing  a  program written  in  a  high level  language, involves  step  by step processing  of  a  program.

IP (Internet  Protocol) :

A  computer  system  that   provides  access  to  the  Internet,  such  as AOL  and  concentric.  IP   also sometime  stands  Internet  Protocol,  a format  for  contents  and addresses  of  packets  of  information sent   over the  Net. 

ISP :

Internet  Service Provider companies  that  provide Internet connection.