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Vocabulary 11/30/12 Part 2 Vocabulary 1
 * 1) Bandwidth - A frequencies used for transmitting a signal.
 * 2) Blog - A web site of individuals or groups of users record opinions or information on a regular basis.
 * 3) Bluetooth - An open wireless technology for exchanging data over a short distance.
 * 4) Broadband - Using a signal over a range of frequencies in a high-capacity. This is used for the internet.
 * 5) Browser - Used to access the World Wide Web.
 * 6) Database - Data held in a computer, one that is accessible in many ways.
 * 7) Document Camera - Visual presenters.
 * 8) Ethernet - Is a family of computer networking.
 * 9) Firewall - A wall design that prevents any fire happening to the computer.
 * 10) Fire wire - A communication and isochronous real time data transfer.
 * 11) Flash drive /Thumb drive - Flash drive- It’s a tiny hard drive that holds all your data without moving parts./ Thumb drive- A hard disc that can plug in the USB plug.
 * 12) Gigabyte - A unit of information consisting of one billion.
 * 13) GPS - Worldwide navigational and surveying facility that is a reception of signals.
 * 14) HTML -Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web site.
 * 15) Java-Trademark, a programming language.
 * 16) Local Area Network (LAN) -__ A computer network that links devices within a small area or building. __
 * 17) Network -__A system of sharing information among individual people and groups that have a common interest. __
 * 18) PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)-__ A Palmtop Computer that is used to store information like addresses and phone numbers, and for simple word processing and spreadsheets ____. __
 * 19) Peripheral -A computer device, such as a CD Rom, or, printer, that is not part of the essential computer, i.e., the memory and Micropressor.
 * 20) Podcast - Podcasting is similar in nature to RRS, which allows subscribers to subscribe to a set of feeds to view websites.
 * 21) Probeware - Technology that allows digital measurements of physical quantities to be taken in the laboratories.
 * 22) RAM -(Random Access Memory) The most common type of memory. It’s a computer memory that can be accessed randomly.
 * 23) ROM -(Read-only memory) Computer memory that has been prerecorded, after data has been put onto the chip it cannot be taking off only read. ROM is in calculators, and laser printers.
 * 24) Router -A device that puts networks together. It’s a layer 3 gateway device that connects two or more networks.
 * 25) Server - A computer program that can access a centralized service in network.
 * 26) Social Networking Software- Is an online service or site. Focusing on building and reflecting of a social network.
 * 27) Spam - Is the same indiscriminately message sending large numbers of recipients to the internet.
 * 28) Streaming (audio/video) - Content sent in compressed form over the Internet and displayed by the viewer in real time.
 * 29) T-1 Line - Is a type of broadband connection that is used to [|connect to the Internet].
 * 30) URL - A specifying address that is on the internet.
 * 31) USB -Short for //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Universal Serial Bus // is a connection standard used by all sorts of devices like scanners, flash drives, cameras, and more.
 * 32) Virus -<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> A software program capable of great harm to files or other programs on the same computer.
 * 33) Web 2.0 -<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">s for advanced Internet technology and applications including blogs, wikis, RSS and social bookmarking.
 * 34) WI-Fi -<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Wireless broadcaster that lets you exchange data over the internet.
 * 35) Wiki -<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Website that lets someone add, changes, or delete content via a web browser.
 * 36) Wide Area Network (WAN) - Network that covers a broad area by means of private or public transports.
 * 37) Wireless Network-<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Any computer network<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> that doesn't have any cables, but uses radio waves instead.
 * 38) Leading - the space betweeen the lines and the space between the paragraph.
 * 39) Kerning - the space between characters.
 * 1) __ .bmp- __ .bmp-gives a way to store a binary image Extension for Bitmap. A paint file. []
 * 2) __.doc-__a filename extension for word processing documents.[]
 * 3) __.gif-__bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 []
 * 4) __.jpg-__is a commonly used method of lossy comparison for digital photography. []
 * 5) __.pdf__- portable file format adobe acrobat file. []
 * 6) __png__[|Portable Network Graphics] (.png), a bitmap image file format []
 * 7) __rtf__[|Rich Text Format], a document file format developed by Microsoft for cross-platform document interchangehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTF
 * 8) __tiff-__is a common format for exchanging raster graphics also a format for photographs that has a lot of details (BIG files). searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/**definition**/**TIFF**
 * 9) __16-bit__- Using words containing sixteen bits. This adjective often refers to the number of bits.dictionary.reference.com/browse/**16**+**bit**
 * 10) 32-bit-is the smallest unit in the computer it can presses a binary digit.www.ehow.com
 * 11) 64-bit-is the use of processors that have data path widths, integer size and memory address of 64-bits. 64-bits computing means the use of code with 64-bit virtual memory addresses. [])
 * 12) 8-bit- uses and 8-bit data bus and can therefore access 8 bits of data in a single machine instruction. [])
 * 13) alignment- arranging data in computer memory to fit machine. Left Center right and, justified. design.([]
 * 14) .docBalance- Ways of which an element is made through lines, shapes, colors, textures and more. It can formal. All the elements are given an equal “weight” through an imaginary line in the middle of a piece. Like symmetry. []
 * 15) Banner- A headline spanning the width of a newspaper page. []
 * 16) __ CMYK __ - (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black) Color Model in which all colors are described as a mixture of these four process colors. Used in offset printing
 * 17) __ .gif __ compressed-uses less bits to make the information smaller but you don’t loose any information.[]
 * 18) Copyright-givesthe creator exclusive rights and to be credited for the work.[]
 * 19) Creativecommons license- ables people to legally build on and legally share documents.[]
 * 20) Dithered- Print a picture without sharp edges so it looks like there are more colors thanare actually there.[|http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=active&tbs=dfn:1&sclient=psy-ab&q=dithered&oq=dithered&gs_l=serp.3...0l8j0i10l2.175188.175547.7.176531.2.2.0.0.0.0.125.250.0j2.2.0.les%3B...0.0...1c.1.hv5FzsA7obs&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=51eed8f3f00a3e40&biw=504&bih=563]
 * 21) Dpi- stands for dots per inch and it measures the resolution of scanners, printers, etc. [|http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&safe=active&tbs=dfn:1&sclient=psy-ab&q=dpi&oq=dpi&gs_l=serp.3...0l10.5000.11968.2.12328.12.3.9.0.0.0.313.517.2-1j1.2.0.les%3B...0.0...1c.1.0Qy2rHsaoxs&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=51eed8f3f00a3e40&biw=504&bih=563]
 * 22) Font face- Specific name of a set of characters such as Arial or Times New Roman. [|http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&safe=active&q=font+face&tbs=dfn:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=3MpZUKSbIOWg2AW21ICYDA&ved=0CBwQkQ4&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=b96cb3547a8b5923&biw=504&bih=563]
 * 23) .pdf Grayscale-the range of shades of gray without apparent color.[]
 * 24) Indexed color- a technique to manage digital images’ colors in a limited fashion in order to save computer memory.[]
 * 25) Line- Long narrow mark or stroke made on or in a surface. []
 * 26) Lossless- a class of data compression algorithms that allows the exact original data to be
 * 27) Reconstructedfrom the compressed data.[]
 * 28) Lossy- adata compression algorithm whichactuallyreducestheamountofinformation in thedata,rather than just the numberofbitsusedtorepresentthatinformation
 * 29) margin- theblankspace surrounding thetexton a page
 * 30) .png
 * 31) __Non-dithered__- a GIF file saved with the Macintosh system pallet of 250 colors.
 * 32) __Pixel____-__The smallest element of an image. Picture Element.
 * 33) __Ppi__-Pixel Per inch
 * 34) RGBred, green, and blue added together various ways reproducing a broad array of colors.
 * 35) Shape- The quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure. []
 * 36) Symmetry- The proper or due proportion of the parts of the body or whole to one another with regard to size and form. []
 * 37) Texture- The characteristic physical structure given to a material. []
 * 38) TypographyThe art and technique of printing with movable type.[]
 * 39) Web-safeare [|colors] used in designing web pages, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. Hexadecimal color codes begin with a hash []
 * 40) White space soften referred to as [|negative space]. It is that portion of a page left unmarked: the space between graphics, [|margins], [|gutters], space between columns, [])