Saturday, December 20, 2008

DEFINITIONS AtoZ

This is the blog which contains all the definitions related to technology.

1)computer: computer is an electronic machine that
1) takes in data and instructions(input)
2) works with the data(processing)
3)puts out information(output).

2)Hardware:
The physical components which we can see constitutes hardware.
examples:keyboard, mouse, cpu,speakers, webcam,monitor...etc.

3)Software:
Software is a set of programs which is used to perform a particular task.

4)Operating System:
Operating system is an interface between user and the system.
examples: windows vista,windows 98, windows NT, windows 2000, linux, unix.....etc.

5)RAM: RAM is an acronym of random access memory.The speed of the system depends upon the RAM.

6)ROM: ROM is an acronym of read only memory.
examples: CD, Floppy, pendrive....etc.

7)Compiler:
Compiler is a software which is used to translate the high level language to machine understandable language.The compiler translates the whole program at a time.
examples: turbo C, Borland C++ ...etc.

8)Interpreter: Interpreter is a software which is used to translate ther high level language to machine understandable language.The Interpreter translates only one line at a time.
examples: Java software

9)CPU: CPU is an acronym of central processing unit

10)Internet:
The network of networks is considered as Internet.

11)Scanner:
Scanner is an input device which is used to read data into computer.

12)Printer:
Printer is an output device which is used to print data on the paper.

13)Monitor: Monitor is an output device which displays the output on the screen.

14)Processor:
The Processor is considered as the brain of the computer in the way that it organises and carries out instructions that come from either the user or the software.

15)UPS: UPS is an acronym of uninterrupted power supply.

16)Protocol:
Protocol is a set of rules to be followed in order to communicate with other computer through network.

17) Polymorphism: The word polymorphism comes from Greek and means having several different forms. This is one of the essential concepts of object-oriented programming. Where inheritance is related to classes and (their hierarchy), polymorphism is related to object methods.

In general there are three types of polymorphism:


18)OOPs concepts:

1)object
2)class
3)encapsulation
4)abstraction
5)polymorphism
6)inheritance
7)message passing
8)dynamic binding

19)Inheritance: It is the process by which one object
acquires the properties of another object.

SOME SHORT FORMS AND THEIR FULL FORMS:


1)CD: compact disc

2)DVD: Digital versatile disc (or) Digital video disc

3)CPU: Central processing unit

4)IP: Internet protocol

5)TCP:
Transmission control protocol

6) FTP:
File transfer protocol

7)PC: personal computer

8)DTP: Data transfer protocol

9)IE: Internet Explorer

10)GUI:
Graphical user interface

11)LCD: Liquid crystal display

12)DOS: Disc operating system

13)WWW: World wide web

14)UPS: Uninterrupted power supply

15)ASCII: American standard code for information interchange

16)UNIX:
Unified network information exchange

17)HTTP:
Hyper text transfer protocol

18)HTML:
Hyper text transfer protocol

19)GIF:
Graphics interchange format

20)GB: Giga byte

21)ALU: Arithmetic logic unit

22)CRT:
Cathode ray tube

23)DBMS:
Database management system

24)DXF: Data exchange format

25)ISP: Internet service provider

26)KB:
Kilo byte

27)LAN: Local area network

28)WAN:
Wide area network

29)JPEG: Joint photographic experts group format

30)MB:
Mega byte

31)mb: mega bit

32)MBps:
Mega byte per second

33)mbps:
mega bit per second

34)NIC: Network interface card

35)MPEG: Moving pictures experts group

36)NOS: Network operating system

37)NC:
Network computer

38)OOPS:
Object-oriented programming language

39)OODB: Object-oriented database

40)SQL:
Structured query language

41)TB: Tera byte

42) TIFF:
Tagged image file format

43)USB:
Universal serial bus

44)URL:
uniform resource locator

45)VGA: Video graphics array

46)POP: post office protocol

47)PPP: point to point protocol

48)ORACLE: Oak realistic analystic compute language engine

49)PSQL: Procedure structured query language

50)bps: bits per second

51)BIOS: Basic input output system

52)DRAM:Dynamic random access memory

53)EEPROM: Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory

54)JDK:Java developement kit

55)JRE: Java runtime environment