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| Artificial Intelligence | Computer software packages that try to emulate human intelligence in order to solve problems using reasoning and learning |
| Baud Rate | "The speed of data transmission over telephone lines; approximately equal to bits per second. A measure of a modem's |
| Binary Code | All computers are based upon this numbering system, the base 2 numbering system comprised of the numbers 0 and 1 |
| Byte | A combination of 8 bits. One represents a single letter, symbol, or number(0-9); hard disk and other storage devices and a computer's RAM (random access memory) are measured this way |
| Freeware | "Software, usually available via the Internet or other on-line service, that is free to download and use by individual |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol - a standard protocol for sending computer files from one computer to another on the Internet |
| HTML | Hyper Text Markup Language - The computer language used to design, or write World Wide Web pages or websites |
| Hub | An equipment piece that connects two or more devices together in order for them to communicate on a network |
| Initialize | The process to prepare a disk to receive information by organizing its surface into tracts and sectors; same as formatting a disk. Doing this to a disk that already holds information will erase the information |
| Installer | A program used to update or install software |
| Interface | The way in which a computer communicates with external devices or with the user ( e.g. printer, human, user) |
| IP | Internet Protocol - A common layer or protocol used on the Internet to connect dissimilar networks |
| Intranet | A private network inside a company or organization that shares Internet like software for internal use |
| LAN | Local area Network - a number of computers and other peripherals, in one room or building, connected to a file server to share resources (software applications, files, peripherals, and services) |
| Shareware | "Software usually available over the internet or other on-line services that is shared by publishers with the |
| TCP/IP | "Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - a protocol for the transmission of electronic data from one computer to |
| Kilobyte | One thousand bytes |
| Megabyte | One million bytes |
| Gigabyte | One billion bytes |
