IT Terms: Everyone Need to Know

In this blog, I’ll be discussing about some of the very useful and necessary IT terms that anyone needs to know.

In this blog, I’ll be discussing about some of the very useful and necessary IT terms that anyone needs to know. (This is for the beginners.)

Home Page

Each website has a main page. When you visit a site, it is the first page that opens and provides links for other pages.

 

Bar Code

A Bar code is a computer readable representation of information in a visual format on a surface.

Bar Code Reader

A Bar code reader is a computer peripheral for reading bar codes on various surface.

Beta Release

In software development, a product or a technology “Beta Release” is still in development but is released in the market for testing and evaluation purpose.

Internet Service Provider (ISP)

An ISP is a company that gives you access to the internet for a free. The browser will not be able to display web pages unless the computer is connected to an ISP.

Hibernation

Is a state in which the computer shuts down to save power but first saves everything in memory on your hard disk? When you restart the computer, your desktop is restored exactly as you left it.

Standby

Is a state in which your monitor and hard disks are turned off, so that your computer uses less power? When you want to use the computer again, it comes out of standby quickly.

Soft Copy

The output display ebon a monitor.

Hardcopy

The printed information on the paper.

MP3

MP3 stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. It is a format to store audio data in a compressed form.

GIGO

Garbage in Garbage out (GIGO) is wrong input leads to wrong output.

POP-UPS

POP-UPS are extra browser windows of commercials that open automatically on browsing web pages.

Blue tooth

Is a wireless technology used to interconnect mobile phones, computer, and printer using short-range wireless connection? VISIT www.bluetooth.com for more information about it.

Wireless

Is a method of communication that uses low –powered radio waves to transmit data between devices?

Wireless Access Point (WAP)

WAP is a device that connects wireless communication device to form a wireless network.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi stands for wireless Fidelity. It represents wireless local area networks. It was developed for mobile, computer devices like Laptops but is now used for more services like Internet.

Browser

Is an application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the Worldwide Web. The word “browser” seems to have originated prior to the web as a generic term for user interfaces that let you browser (navigate through and read) text files online.