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	GLOSSARY OF COMPUTER TERMS
		A unit of measurement of the memory capacity of a computer, equal to 1,024 bytes.
		A very small computer, such as a laptop or personal computer, built around a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time.
		Computer memory, separate from the main memory of a specific machine, that can be used as an extension of the machine's main memory.
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	School of Informatics Teaching Modules: Computer Graphics
		In computer graphics, bi-linear interpolation is often applied to find color values at the interior pixels of a primitive.
		The apparent color values are computed explicitly at the vertices of a polygon and are bi-linearly interpolated in the polygon's interior.
		A graphic primitive that is an area enclosed by a loop of straight edges.
	www.inf.ed.ac.uk /teaching/courses/cg/Web/intro_graphics/glossary.html (7142 words)

	Glossary
		Graphics in which picture elements (pixels) are controlled by a corresponding bit in computer memory.
		A computer security system in which a user dials the computer, enters a password, is disconnected from the computer, waits while the computer checks the password against a table, and finally is reconnected only if the password is found.
		A collection of similar computer records in which each record on the file is the same as every other record in terms of importance or use.
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	Glossary of Computer Related Terms
		A computer system in which the central processing unit is built as a single tiny semiconductor chip or as a small number of chips.
		A computer "network" is a group of computers which are connected together and which communicate with one another for a common purpose.
		A general purpose computer that is small enough and inexpensive enough to reside at a persons work area for his or her exclusive use.
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	Glossary of Computer Terms
		The term is relative as a backbone in a small network will likely be much smaller than many non-backbone lines in a large network.
		Most often, the term is used to describe the programs between you and your computer like Windows, OS/2 and others.
		Usually you will use terminal software in a personal computer - the software pretends to be (emulates) a physical terminal and allows you to type commands to a computer somewhere else.
	www.elliott.k12.ky.us /TRT/glossary_of_computer_terms.htm (4566 words)

	glossary of computer terms
		In computer graphics, the jagged appearance of curves or diagonal lines on a display screen, which is caused by low screen resolution.
		In reference to computing, a means of tracing all activities affecting a piece of information, such as a data record, from the time it is entered into a system to the time it is removed.
		An avatar typically is a generic picture or animation of a human of either gender, a photograph or caricature of the user, a picture or animation of an animal, or an object chosen by the user to depict his or her virtual-reality "identity." See superuser.
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	Glossary of Computer Terms, D-H
		Electronic Visualization Laboratory at UIC, which advances research in computer graphics and interactive techniques through a unique interdisciplinary blend of engineering, science and art, offering advanced degrees through the UIC Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department and the UIC School of Art and Design.
		FLoating point OPeration: An operation is a computer action which is specified by a single computer instruction or a high level language statement, and a floating point operation is an operation made on a floating point number.
		This term refers to the ability of a system to manipulate and edit the text on the screen as a whole, as opposed to one line at a time.
	www.uic.edu /depts/accc/inform/v106d.html (2502 words)

	Computer Glossary-Computer Video and Graphics - PC Terms about Computer Video Graphics-Best Computer Online Store ...
		Thus, a set-up engine moves processing from the host CPU to the graphics chip, reducing bus bandwidth requirements by 30% for small, randomly placed triangles and by proportionately more for larger polygons.
		Synchronous Graphics Random Access memory (SGRAM) is a type of memory that is optimized for graphics use.
		In raster graphics architecture a primitive is formed by scan conversion where each scan line intersects the primitive at two ends, P left and P right.
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	Glossary of Internet and Computer Terms
		Below, you will find a comprehensive Computer Glossary of Internet and Computer terms with definitions that are helpful and easy to understand.
		This is the area of computer science focusing on creating machines that can engage on behaviors that humans consider intelligent.
		The ability to create intelligent machines has intrigued humans since ancient times, and today with the advent of the computer and 50 years of research into AI programming techniques, the dream of smart machines is becoming a reality.
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		a computer’s bus is for transportation of computer data.
		a computer program which is capable of accessing information in a computer server.
		computer to a smaller one, such as a microcomputer.
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	Glossary of computer terms
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		A graphic image on a computer is made up of hundreds of dots or pixels.
		A serial port is the connection point on a computer where you connect a serial device to the system, such as a mouse or external modem.
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	Glossary of Computer Terms
		Computer Account: the combination of a user number, username, or user Id and a password that allows an individual access to the WPC, Deathstar, or Frontier computers or some other shared computer or network owned by the University.
		If you have a computer on your desk, you may be acting, in whole or in part, as that system's system administrator.
		A user is still responsible for his or her use of the computer and for learning proper data management strategies.
	www.wpunj.edu /stc/handbook/p10.html (688 words)

	Glossary
		Accelerated Graphics Port is a type of expansion card slot on the mother board that is optimized to work with high performance video cards.
		A bit is always in one of two states, either 0 or 1, except for the tiny instant of time required to switch from one state to the other.
		Many newer computers have Firewire ports that are used to connect them to very fast external devices.
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	glossary of computer terms
		In computer graphics, a line drawn in a certain direction from a starting point to an endpoint, both of whose locations are identified by the computer using x-y-coordinates on a grid.
		Vectors are used in the output of some graphics programs instead of groups of dots (on paper) or pixels (on screen).
		A marketing term used by some modem manufacturers to describe modems that comply with both the CCITT V.34 standard and the various proprietary protocols that were used before the standard was adopted, such as V.Fast Class.
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	Tucows Help - Glossary Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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