Computer Jargon - The Illustrated Glossary of Basic Computer Terminology E-Book

Kevin Wilson

• Herausgeber: Packt Publishing
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 306

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Beschreibung

This book provides a clear and accessible guide to demystifying technical terms. Using a step-by-step approach, it simplifies complex computer terminology, offering detailed explanations alongside full-color illustrations, screenshots, and photographs. Each term is broken down into easy-to-understand language, making it accessible even for those with little technical background.
It covers key areas of computer terminology, including networking, internet terms, and digital media formats. Readers are provided with a broad range of terms, from basic functions to security and privacy concepts, boosting their confidence in navigating the technical language of modern technology.
Additionally, this glossary addresses emerging technologies and their jargon, defining terms related to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. Whether you're a beginner or a moderately experienced user, this guide is an ideal reference for decoding tech terms and understanding the digital world with confidence and clarity.

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Computer Jargon

The Illustrated Glossary of Basic Computer Terminology

Kevin Wilson

Computer Jargon

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About the Author

With over 20 years’ experience in the computer industry, Kevin Wilson has made a career out of technology and showing others how to use it. After earning a master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, and multimedia systems, Kevin has held various positions in the IT industry including graphic & web design, programming, building & managing corporate networks, and IT support.

He serves as senior writer and director at Elluminet Press Ltd, he periodically teaches computer science at college, and works as an IT trainer in England while researching for his PhD. His books have become a valuable resource among the students in England, South Africa, Canada, and in the United States.

Kevin’s motto is clear: “If you can’t explain something simply, then you haven’t understood it well enough.” To that end, he has created the Exploring Tech Computing series, in which he breaks down complex technological subjects into smaller, easy-to-follow steps that students and ordinary computer users can put into practice.

You can contact Kevin using his email address:

[email protected]

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100BaseFX is an Ethernet LAN standard that runs over fibre optic cable at 100Mbps and can carry data a maximum distance of 2km. "Base" indicates baseband signalling, and the letter "F" indicates fiber-optic cable.

100BaseT is an Ethernet standard that runs at 100Mbps over UTP cable such as Cat5 or Cat5e, and can carry data up to 100m. "Base" indicates baseband signalling, and the letter "T" indicates twisted pair copper cabling.

1000BaseT also known as Gigabit Ethernet, is an Ethernet standard that runs at 1Gbps over UTP cable such as Cat-5e, Cat-6, or Cat-7 and can carry data up to 100m.

1080i is a display resolution used in HDTV with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and is also known as Full HD. The "i" stands for interlaced where the image is refreshed on the screen by scanning lines 1, 3, 5... on the first scan, then lines 2, 4, 6... on the second scan.

1080p is a display resolution used in HDTV with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and is also known as Full HD. The "p" stands for progressive scan where the image on the screen is refreshed by scanning each line in sequence.

10Base2 also known as thinnet and is a variant of Ethernet that uses thin coaxial cable terminated with BNC connectors to connect computers together.

10BaseT is an Ethernet LAN standard that runs over UTP cable and runs at 10mbps.

16-Bit Audio is a unit of measure that indicates the resolution of a digitised sound sample and uses 16 bits per sample. The higher the resolution, the better the audio fidelity. 16-bit audio is the standard used for standard audio Compact Discs (CD-DA)

1GL or First Generation Language is a programming language that uses nothing but binary machine code.

24p refers to 24 frames per second progressive scan. This is the frame rate of motion picture film. It is also one of the rates allowed for transmission in the DVB and ATSC television standards, allowing them to handle film without needing any frame rate change. It is now accepted as a part of television production formats, usually associated with high-definition, 1080-line, progressive scans.

2-Factor Authentication is an extra level of security included in many online services, where a confirmation code is sent to the user’s cell/mobile phone number or email address that was registered when the account was opened.

2GL or Second Generation Language is a programming language that uses assembly language mnemonics which are assembled into machine code for execution.

3D API is a 3D application programming interface that controls all aspects of the 3D rendering process such as Microsoft’s DirectX and OpenGL.

3D Graphics is the display of objects and scenes in 3 dimensions: height, width, and depth. The information is calculated using 3D a co-ordinate system that represents three dimensions as x, y, and z axes.

3D Sound is a blanket term for technologies that alter the way sound is distributed in real-world space. Spatialisation broadens the soundstage (the area in space where the sound seems to be coming from), making it more dramatic and spacious, and gives the illusion of pushing it beyond the physical location of the speakers. Positional audio uses encoded audio streams to position sounds realistically in the space around the listener when the sounds are played back on compatible equipment.

3G is short for Third Generation wireless mobile telecommunications technology.

3GL or Third Generation Language is a programming language that is machine independent that uses english-like statements that are compiled or interpreted for execution. Common examples are C, C++, Python, Basic and Pascal.

4G is short for Fourth Generation wireless mobile telecommunications technology, and the successor to 3G.

4GL or Fourth Generation Language uses english like statements with a minimum of programming code such as SQL.

4K also known as UltraHD (or UHD) and is a resolution used in digital televisions and monitors with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels in many consumer displays (2160p), and 4096 × 2160 in digital cinema.

5G is short for Fifth Generation wireless mobile telecommunications technology, and the successor to 4G.

68000 is a CISC microprocessor introduced in 1979 by Motorola and was used in the Apple Lisa and early models of Amiga, Atari ST, and Macintosh computers.

5GL or Fifth Generation Language is a programming language that is based on problem-solving and is often used in AI.

720i is a resolution used in HDTV with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels, and is also known as HD Ready. The “i” stands for interlaced where the image is refreshed on the screen by scanning lines 1, 3, 5 on the first scan, then lines 2, 4, 6... on the second scan.

720p is a resolution used in HDTV with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels and is also known as HD Ready. The "p" stands for progressive scan where the image on the screen is refreshed by scanning each line in sequence.

802.11a is a wireless networking standards that operates in the 5 GHz band with a maximum net data rate of 54 Mbps.

802.11ac is a wireless networking standards that operates in the 5 GHz band with a maximum net data rate of 500 Mbps - 1Gbps.

802.11b is a wireless networking standards that operates in the 2.4 GHz band with a maximum net data rate of 11 Mbps.

802.11g is a wireless networking standards that operates in the 2.4 GHz band with a maximum net data rate of 22 Mbps.

802.11n is a wireless networking standards that operates on both 2.4 and 5 GHz band with a maximum net data rate of 54 - 600 Mbps.

8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor chip designed by Intel that gave rise to the x86 architecture. The chip had a 16-bit data bus, 20-bit external bus, 64K I/O ports and ran at up to 10Mhz.

80286 an Intel 16-bit microprocessor that was introduced on February 1, 1982.

80386 an Intel 32-bit microprocessor introduced in 1985.

80486 an Intel 32-bit microprocessor introduced in 1989

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8-Bit Audio is audio that is digitised using 8 bits.

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