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| Binary Group |
| A binary group is a kind of newsgroup -- an interactive online discussion group – that typically uses graphics and non-text media. (The other basic category of newsgroup is a text group.)
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| Binary Digit (Bit) |
| The smallest unit of data in computing, with a value of either 0 or 1. Whenever you see a lowercase b associated with a number, it's likely to be a bit. Prefixed with "kilo" (kilobit), it means 1,024 bits; prefixed with "mega" (megabit), it refers to 1,024 x 1,024 bits. The term sometimes finds its way into data transfer speeds (such as 14.4 kilobits per second, typically shortened to 14.4 kbps). |
| Bits Per Second (bps) |
| The speed at which a specified number of bits -- the smallest unit of data in computing -- is transmitted from one computer to another. (For very high numbers, bits are converted into kilobits, or units of 1,024 bits). Your modem's speed is measured in bps or kbps; if it is rated at 28,800 bps or less, it moves information rather slowly. 56 kbps is the premium modem speed. |
| Browser |
| If you can read this, it's likely you're using a Web browser. A browser is a software application that acts as your entry to the World Wide Web; when you type in the address of a web site (alternately called a hypertext link or uniform resource locator -- URL), your brower makes a connection that lets you see the site on your computer monitor. It also lets you interact with a web site and navigate between sites by means of hyperlinks (the underlined words or phrases you find on many Web pages). Among the companies that produce browsers are NCSA Mosaic, Netscape, and Microsoft, as well as commercial services like America Online. While many people think of browers as Web tools, they are also used as file managers within your computer. |
| Cache |
| A means of storing information so it can be retrieved quickly. When you visit a web site, your browser cache temporarily stores the site's data -- text, graphics, sounds, and URLs -- on your computer's hard drive. That way, when you visit the site again, you don't have to go through time-consuming Internet access. But caching isn't just for the Internet; you can cache data within your computer. Example: Access to your hard drive (aka hard disk) is slower than access to RAM (Random Access Memory -- the computer's short-term memory), so disk caching stores data from your hard disk in faster RAM. |
| Common Gateway Interface (CGI) |
| A computing standard that sets the rules for connecting, or interfacing, your personal computer with a Web server. The CGI enables the server to respond to your request to connect to a web site and communicates information back to whatever computer software that you are using (called an external program). CGI can be slow on busy web sites. An alternative is the API, or application program interface, a more complex technology, but one that works more directly with the Web server, so it's faster. |
| Coder/Decoder or Compression/Decompression Algorithm (Codec) |
| True to their name, codecs are used to encode and decode (or compress and decompress) various types of data -- particularly sound and video files that would use up inordinate amounts of space on your computer. Codecs typically convert lengthy analog signals into compressed digital signals, such as MPEG for video and Real Audio for audio. Codecs can be used with either streaming (live) or file-based content. |
| Cookie |
| Cookies, aka HTTP cookies or Web cookies, are small data files that are automatically entered into your computer's hard drive by some web sites you visit. They enable those web sites to track such things as your passwords, other web sites you've connected with, and the dates when you last looked at certain sites. Cookies have been criticized for intruding on computer users' privacy. There are anti-cookie functions available for personal computing, but some web sites, such as those that sell products, won't work if your computer won't accept their cookies. |
| Central Processing Unit (CPU) |
| The CPU -- a highly complex silicon chip ranging from the size of a matchbook to the size of a wallet -- is your computer's brain. Along with memory and input-output function, it is one of the three key components of a computer. The CPU takes requests from various software applications and then processes them so that the computer can perform the actions, known as operations, that you have requested. The faster your CPU, the more operations it can execute per second, and the faster things happen: Computer games play more smoothly, spreadsheets calculate more quickly, etc. Sometimes the term CPU is also used to describe the whole box that contains the chip along with the motherboard, expansion cards, disk drives, power supply, and so on. Both uses are widespread, but only the first -- the chip -- is really accurate. |
| Dynamic HTML (DHTML) |
| Dynamic HTML combines a variety of computing languages including HTML, style sheets, and scripts to make Web pages interactive and/or animated. This combination is what makes a DHTML Web page respond to your "clicks of the mouse" and allow you to interact with it. (HTML is the language used to create the basic "static" Web page.) |
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