| A | B |
|---|
| expert system | programmed system containing collective knowledge |
| EBCDIC | old, outdated IBM charcter set |
| fibre optics | glass fibres used to transmit digital data |
| field | a single element of data in a single record |
| file | electronic digital sequence of bits |
| file conversion | change of files formatted for one application into a form that can be used by another application |
| file transfer protocol | protocol used between clients and servers to transfer files to and from another computer |
| firewall | software program or machine device preventing access to computers or computer files |
| flame | email or a message that insults or provokes, or to send such messages |
| flat-file | an ASCII file containing data and serving as a database file |
| freeware | software produced for free distribution and use |
| fuzzy logic | type of Boolean logic used to process partial truth conditions |
| GIF | file compression of an image |
| gigabyte | 1000 million bytes |
| global positioning system | system using satellites to determine any location on earth |
| gopher | document retrieval system |
| graphical user interface | grapically-based monitor interface using images, icons, etc to facilitate communication between humans and machines |
| hacker | person who enjoys programming and is very adept |
| hard disk/drive | storage places for digital data |
| hardware | computer and networking equipement that is tangible, not installed |
| hertz | unit of frequency - cycle per second |
| host computer | a node on a network |
| HotJava | Sun Microsystems browser that executes java applets |
| HSV | Hue, Saturation, Value - used to describe colors |
| HTML | set of tags or commands used by WWW browsers to format pages |
| hyperlink | links or references within web documents that cause jumps to another page |
| hypermedia | documents online containing graphics, sound, video, etc |
| hypertext | document or set of documents with links |
| hypertext transfer protocol | client-server protocol used on the web for the exchange of HTML documents |
| icon | small images representing an idea or object, or a link |
