Glossary

Glossary

1. Cloud computing : Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product,wherby shared resources software and indormation are provided to computers and devices as a utility over the network.
2. Blue Ray Disc : It is a optical disc storage medium to supersede the DVD formate.Blue Ray Disc are plastic disc same in size and shape as of CDs and DVDs but contain 25 GB per layer with dual layer disc providing 50 GB.
3. Simputer : It is a self-contained open hardware Linux based handheld computer.
4. DNA Computer : It uses DNA,instead of the traditional silicon based computer technology.
5. Quantum Computer : It uses the quantum mechanical phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to perform operations on data.
6. Tablet PC : It is a laptop PC or Mobile PC,equipped with a stylus and/or tuch screen.
7. Bluetooth : (2.4 GHz Radi Wave) It is an open wireless technology for exchanging data over short distance.
8. iPad : It is a tablet Computer designed and developed by Apple.iPhone-5 has been recently launched by Apple.
9. Netbook : It is a branch of subnotebooks, a small,lightweight and inexpensive laptop suited for general computing and accessing web based application.
10. iPod :It is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc.
11. Smart Phone : It is a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a basic feature phone.
12. Pen Drive :It is a small device used to store files and transfer files between USB compatible system.
13. Multimedia : Multimedia is the media that uses multiple forms of information content and information processing(e.g.,text,audio,graphics animation,video) to inform or entertain the user (audience).
14. Wi MAX ( World Wide Inter operatability for Microwave Access) : Wi MAX is a wireless communication standard designed to provide 30 to 40 MB/Sec data rates,with the 2011 update providing up to 1 GB /sec.It is part of fourth generation ,4G of wireless communication technology.
15. Tuch Screen : Tuch Screen is an electronic visual display that can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area.< br />BIOS(Basic Input Output System) : It refers to the software code run by a computer when first powered on.
16. Cache Memory : It is used by the central processing unit to reduce the average time to access memory.
17. Plug and Play : It is a computer feature that allows the addition of a new device,normally a peripheral,without requiring reconfiguration or manual installation of device drivers.