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| expert system | a programmed system containing the collective knowledge from experts in a given area. |
| EBCDIC | an old and outdated character set used on IBM computers that lacked codes for some characters and punctuation marks. |
| fibre optics | glass fibres used to transmit digital data via a carrier. |
| field | a single element of data in a single record within a database. |
| file | and electronic digital sequence of bits representing ASCII characters or other code sets. |
| file convertion | the convertion of files formatted for one application into a form that can be used by another application. |
| file transfer protocal (FTP) | a protocal used between clients and servers allowing one computer to tranfer files form another computer over a TCP/IP network. |
| firewall | a software program or machine device that prevents unauthorized access t computers or computer files. |
| flame | (n) electronic mail that insults or provokes. (v) the sending of such messages |
| flat-file | an ASCII file containing data and usually serving as a database file. |
| folder | a division of a file system into which files are placed. |
| freeware | software, often copyrighted, produced for free distribution and use. |
| fuzzy logic | a type (set) of Boolean logic used to process conditions of partial truth |
| GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) | a file name extention; a file compression method |
| gigabyte (Gb/GB) | equals 1000 million or 1 billion bytes |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | a system using satellites to determine accurately the location of any place on the earth's surface. |
| Gopher | a document retrieval system |
| graphical user interface (GUI) | a graphically-based computer monitor interface in which images, icons, dialogue boxes and standard widgets are used to facilitate communication between humans and machines. |
| hacker | a person who enjoys the details of programming |
| hard disk & hard drive | devices for the storage of digital data |
| hardware | computer and network equiptment |
| hertz (Hz) | a unit of frequency |
| host computer | a computer connected to a network |
| HotJava | a World Wide Web browser from Sun Microsystems that can execute programs written in the Java programming language. |
| HSV | a method of describing colors using Hue, Saturation, and Value |
| HTML (Hypertext markup language) | a set of tags or commands |
| HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) | the client-server TCP/IP protocol used on the World Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents. |
| hyperlink | links of references within the Web that on selection cause jumps to another location |
| hypermedia | like hypertext, but includes graphics, sound, video and other kinds of data. |
| hypertext | a document or set of documents with 'links' that help users to navigate between links and their references. |
| icon | images, often very smal, that represent an idea or object. |
