Saturday, March 26, 2011
worksheet
A worksheet is a sheet of paper, or on a computer, on which problems are worked out or solved and answers recorded.
workbook
Workbooks in the American education system, are cheap, paperback textbooks, issued to students. Workbooks are usually filled with practice problems, where the answers can be written directly in the book.
Web applications
In software engineering, a web application is an application that is accessed via a web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet.
vector graphics
Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based on mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics.
utility program
Utility software is a kind of system software designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and maintain the computer. A single piece of utility software is usually called a utility or tool.
upgrades
The term upgrade refers to the replacement of a product with a newer version of the same product. It is most often used in computing and consumer electronics, generally meaning a replacement of hardware, software or firmware with a newer or better version, in order to bring the system up to date.
update
UPDATE statement changes the data of one or more records in a table. Either all the rows can be updated, or a subset may be chosen using a condition.
table
Refers to data arranged in rows and columns. A spreadsheet, for example, is a table. In relational database management systems, all information is stored in the form of tables.
system software
System software is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide and maintain a platform for running application software.
System suitcase
The System suitcase was one of two principal files comprising Mac OS from the original release to System 9.2.2, the other being the Macintosh Finder.
software piracy
The copyright infringement of software refers to several practices which involve the unauthorized copying of computer software. Copyright infringement of this kind is extremely common.
Software license
A software license is a legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of software. All software is copyright protected, irrespective of whether it is in the public domain.
Software Development
Software development is the development of a software product. The term "software development" may be used to refer to the activity of computer programming, which is the process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense of the term it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, ideally in a planned and structured process.
Sidebar
The Windows Desktop Gadgets (called Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista) is a widget engine for Microsoft Gadgets. It was introduced with Windows Vista, in which it features a sidebar anchored to the side of the desktop. This feature was removed in Windows 7, however, gadgets can snap to the side.
Shortcut
A computer shortcut (shortcut) is a small file containing a target URI or the name of a target program file that the shortcut represents. The shortcut might additionally specify parameters to be passed to the target program when it is run.
Recycle Bin
In computing, a recycle bin, or trash, is temporary storage for files that have been deleted in a file manager by the user, but not yet permanently erased from the physical media.
record spreadsheet
At this stage your work is located in the RAM of the computer. Since RAM is volatile, the contents will be lost if the computer is switched off, for example your electricity goes out. In order to preserve your spreadsheet for later use it must be saved on the hard drive of the computer or a mobile storage device such as a floppy disk or a memory stick.
quick launch toolbar
The Quick Launch bar is a list of shortcuts to your favorite programs. You can use the Quick Launch bar to open programs with a single click, without having to go through the Start menu. Microsoft Windows XP displays the Quick Launch bar by default, so it might already be part of your taskbar. Look for the Quick Launch bar directly to the right of your Start button.
query
Active Query Builder is a .Net-ready ActiveX visual query builder component which gives your end-users the ability to create complex SQL queries containing unions and sub-queries via an intuitive visual interface.
Primary key
In relational database design, a unique key can uniquely identify each row in a table, and is closely related to the Superkey concept. A unique key comprises a single column or a set of columns.
presentation Software
A presentation program is a computer software package used to display information, normally in the form of a slide show.
object
In computer science, an object is any entity that can be manipulated by the commands of a programming language, such as a value (computer science), variable, function, or data structure.
multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms.
icons
On computer displays, a computer icon (or simply an icon) is a small pictogram. Icons have been used to supplement the normal alphanumerics of the computer. Modern computers now can handle bitmapped graphics on the display terminal, so the icons are widely used to assist users.
hidden file
In computing, a hidden directory or hidden file on a computer is a directory (folder) or file which a user cannot see by default. Hidden directories most often serve to hide important operating system-related files and user preferences.
gadgets
Microsoft Gadgets are lightweight single-purpose applications, or software widgets, that can sit on a Microsoft Windows user's computer desktop, or are hosted on a web page.
file properties
properties is a file extension for files mainly used in Java related technologies to store the configurable parameters of an application. They can also be used for storing strings forInternationalization and localization; these are known as Property Resource Bundles.
field
A field is an area in a fixed or known location in a unit of data such as a record, message header, or computer instruction that has a purpose and usually a fixed size.
directory
In computer software, specifically the command line interface of the OpenVMS operating system, the DIRECTORY command (often abbreviated as DIR) is used to list the files inside a directory. It is analogous to the DOS dir and Unix ls commands.
datasheet
A datasheet, data sheet, or spec sheet is a document summarizing the performance and other technical characteristics of a product, component a subsystem or software in sufficient detail to be used by a design engineer to integrate the component .
database
A database is a system intended to organize, store, and retrieve large amounts of data easily. It consists of an organized collection of data for one or more uses, typically in digital form. One way of classifying databases involves the type of their contents. Digital databases are managed using database management systems, which store database contents, allowing data creation and maintenance, and search and other access.
data file
A data file is a computer file which stores data for use by a computer application or system. It generally does not refer to files that contain instructions or code to be executed (typically called program files), or to files which define the operation or structure of an application or system.
cell
Cell is a microprocessor architecture jointly developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, Toshiba, and IBM, an alliance known as "STI".
bitmapped graphics
In computer graphics, a raster graphics image or bitmap is a data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display medium.
Appearance and Personalization category
Control Panel is literally packed with tools that allow you to configure and control the way that the operating system works. Because the Control Panel has so many tools, Microsoft added a Search box to make it easy for you to find the tool that you need for a particular task.
active window
An active window is the currently focused window in the current window manager or explorer. Different window managers indicate the currently-active window in different ways and allow the user to switch between windows in different ways.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
wireless keyboard
The wireless keyboard Community A community about wireless keyboard. Tag and discover. Products Tagged Wireless Keyboard.
warranty
In business and legal transactions, a warranty is an assurance by one party to the other party that certain facts or conditions are true or will happen; the other party is permitted to rely on that assurance and seek some type of remedy if it is not true or followed.
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
An uninterruptible power supply, also uninterruptible power source, UPS or battery backup, is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source, typically the utility mains, fails.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving most often applied to repair of failed products or processes. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem so that it can be solved, and so the product or process can be made operational again.
touchpad
A flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor.
surge suppressor
A surge protector (or surge suppressor) is an appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes. A surge protector attempts to regulate the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground voltages above a safe threshold.
Software as a Service(SaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS, typically pronounced 'sass') is a model of software deployment whereby a provider licenses an application to customers for use as a service on demand. SaaS software vendors.
Software
Computer software, or just software is a general term primarily used for digitally stored data such as computer programs and other kinds of information read and written by computers.
single-user license.
A single user license is a byte code license. The single user license grants LC the right to install and use the software on a single machine which is not used as a server. LC is not allowed to copy or install the software to another machine.
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