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| Expert System | A programmed system containing the collective knowlegde of experts in a given area |
| EBCDIC | Old and outdated character set used on IBM computers that lacked codes for some characters and punctuation marks |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 |
| field | single element of data in a single record within a database |
| file | electronic digital sequesnce of bits representing ASCII characters or other code sets |
| file conversation | conversation 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 allowing one computer to transfer files to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network |
| firewall | software program or machine device that prevents unauthorized access to computers or computer files |
| flame | electronic mail |
| flat-file | ASCII file containing data usually serving as a database file |
| freeware | software, oftern coprighted, produced for free distribution and use |
| fuzzy logic | type of Boolean logic used to process conditons of partial truth |
| GIF | file name expression |
| gigabyte | 1 billion bytes |
| GPS | system using satellites to determine accurately the location of any place on the earths surface |
| Gopher | document retrieval system |
| GUI | graphically-based computer monitor interface in which images, icons, dialogue boxes and standard widets are used to facilitate communication between humans and machines |
| hacker | person who enjoys the details of programming |
| hard disk & hard drive | devices for the storage of digital data |
| hardware | computer and network equipment consisting of transistors, circut boards, wiring, connectors, disk drives, cables, and similar physical or tangible components |
| hertz | a unit of frequency |
| host computer | computer connected to a network |
| HotJava | World wide web browser from sun microsystems that can execute programs written in java language |
| HSV | method of describing colours using hue, saturation and value |
| HTML | Hypertext markup language |
| HTTPS | Hypertext transmission protocol, secure |
| hyperlink | links or references within Web doc. that on selection cause jumps to another location within the document |
| hypertext | document or set of documents with 'links' that help users to navigate between links and their references |
| HTTP | client-server protocol used on the World Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents |
| icon | Images, very small, that represents an idea or object |
