U-TECH (Understanding Technology) 2023 by Kris Ayre - HTML preview

Technical Dictionary and Vocabulary

Android=Linux smartphone OS.

Antenna=external wire for receiving transmission signal of audio and/or video.

Audio=sound.

Auxiliary=external device.

Bit=1’s or 0’s (1=true, 0=false)

A one or a zero is a bit.

BIOS=Basic Input/Output  System

Byte=8 x bits.

CSS=Cascading Style Sheets

Chip=microchip or microprocessor chip.

Default=original software settings or state from the developer.

Dialogue Box=A pop-up box which contains options or changeable settings within an app.

DDR= Double Data Rate (version 4) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) for your computer or notebook computer.

Download=a file, folder or data that has been downloaded from the internet or a network from some location

E-commerce=a website or app that sells goods or services online using a payment gateway to collect the money using a credit card or debit card.

Encryption=encoded data

File Extension= the dot (.xxxx) and letters and/or numbers after, the name of the file used to define what file format (file type) a file is. e.g. ‘MyMovie.mp4’ (dot m p four file format (also called the ‘file extension’)

Firmware=software for your BIOS hardware: this is the software that operates the functioning and operations of the mainboard and its peripherals such as hard disk drives, USB ports, graphics cards, displays and security

Floppy disk=the first flexible hard disks for floppy disk drives

ftp=file transfer protocol (a download alternative protocol to http. It can be secured with a username and password. For example: ftp://ftp.website.com/folder_A

ftps=file transfer protocol secure (a secure ftp connection to upload or download files to a remote location online)

Generic=non-specific, general generic drivers for a graphics card e.g. Microsoft Windows generic graphics display drivers and not Nvidia graphics display drivers

Gigabit=1,000,000,000 x bits.

GB=Gigabyte
1 GB=1,000,000,000 bytes.

HTML=hyper text markup language

http=hypertext transfer protocol

https=hypertext transfer protocol secure

IP=Internet Protocol

IP address=Internet Protocol  address (IPv4 or IPv6)

IR=InfraRed: wireless / remote infrared light connection technology such as a TV remote control

Jack=also known as a plug, such as a 3.5 mm audio jack for a computer or smartphone

Kernel=the core computer program of the operating system (OS)

Kilobit=1,000 x bits.

Kbps=Kilobits per second

Kilobyte=1,000 x bytes.

Mbps=Megabits per second

Megabit=1,000,000 x bits.

Megabyte=1,000,000 x bytes.

Mic=microphone

MP3=MPEG III (Audio version 3 file: .mp3)

MP4=MPEG IV (Video version 4 file: .mp4)

OS=Operating System

Ping=to send an IP port open request (test) command to a domain name (website) from a command line, e.g. ping google.com

Plug=also known as a jack, such as a 3.5 mm audio plug

Plug=also known as a jack, such as a 3.5 mm audio plug

POP3=Post Office Protocol version 3 (for receiving emails)

RFC=request for comments: a standards publication written by a group of internet and computer scientists and engineers at the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)

RPM=Revolutions per Minute (HDD speed);
RPM=Redhat Package Manager file extension (.rpm) for Redhat Linux OS’s.

Sandbox=a virtual computing folder or environment used to prevent software viral infections to installed programs or apps

SCSI=Small Computer System Interface

SMTP=Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (for sending emails)

TCP=Transmission Control Protocol

Upload=a file or folder that is uploading or has been uploaded to a remote location, such as a Cloud service or computer server, somewhere.

UPS=uninterrupted power supply: this is like having a battery inside a powerboard, which means that if the mains electricity stops, the UPS sustains power to your device(s), avoiding interruptions and damage

USB=Universal Serial Bus

WAN=Wide Area Network

Web Portal=a secure login for a website, to access information

Webmail: online email account using a web browser

www=world wide web

XHTML=XML HTML web page

XML=extensible markup language (used for transmitting data efficiently in a customised format)