Computer Jargon Explained
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1989
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Nicholas Enticknap
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 5 3 8 4 - 0 1 5 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 3 5 5 3 - 3
Computer Jargon Explained is a feature in Computer Weekly publications that discusses 68 of the most commonly used technical computing terms. The book explains what the terms mean… Read more
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Request a sales quoteComputer Jargon Explained is a feature in Computer Weekly publications that discusses 68 of the most commonly used technical computing terms. The book explains what the terms mean and why the terms are important to computer professionals. The text also discusses how the terms relate to the trends and developments that are driving the information technology industry. Computer jargon irritates non-computer people and in turn causes problems for computer people. The technology and the industry are changing so rapidly; it is very hard even for professionals to keep updated. Computer people do not have time to keep abreast of developments that do not immediately affect what they are doing. Nonetheless, they are expected to be experts: to have instant, detailed, accurate answers to every question a non-specialist may pose them. This book provides an alternative for computer professionals who need that wider perspective, a useful companion in familiarizing complicated computer jargons and technical terms.
IntroductionAdaAnalyst WorkbenchArtificial IntelligenceCase (Computer-Aided Software Engineering)CCITTCim (Computer Integrated Manufacturing)Cmos/ECLCycle TimeDatabaseData DictionaryData ProtectionDesign MethodologiesDesktop PublishingDistributed DatabaseEDIEspritEthernetExpert SystemFault ToleranceFifth GenerationFile ServerFourth Generation LanguageFunction pointGallium arsenideIpse (Integrated Project Support Environment)ISDNISOLan (Local Area Network)LU 6.2Mainframe, Mini, MicroMainframe GenerationsMap/TopMercuryMips (Millions of Instructions per Second)NCCNon-procedural LanguageODAOffice AutomationOptical ComputingOptical DiscOptical FiberOSIParallel ProcessingPickProtocolRelational DatabaseRise (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)SAASNASpreadsheetSQLSuperconductivityTeletexThin-Film HeadToken RingUnixVans (Value-added Network Service)VDU StandardsVector ProcessingVertical RecordingVideotexVLSIvon Neumann ArchitectureWafer Scale IntegrationWorkstationX.25X.400X-StreamAppendix 1 - Abbreviations: Technical TermsAppendix 2 - Abbreviations: OrganizationsAppendix 3 - Units of MeasureIndex
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1989
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 176
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781853840159
- eBook ISBN: 9781483135533
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