Glossary

cartridge

Cartridge can refer to:

4-track cartridge, an analogue music storage format popular from the late 1950s to the early 1970s
8-track cartridge, an analogue music storage format popular from the late 1960s to the early 1980s
Cartridge (electronics), a module to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment
Cartridge (firearms), a round of charge-and-bullet ammunition
Cartridge paper, a high-quality… »

broadband

The term broadband can have different meanings in different contexts. The term’s meaning has undergone substantial shifts.
In telecommunication
Broadband in telecommunications refers to a signaling method that includes or handles a relatively wide range of frequencies, which may be divided into channels or frequency bins. Broadband is always a relative term, understood according to its context…. »

cloud computing

Cloud computing adalah istilah umum untuk segala sesuatu yang melibatkan penyediaan jasa ter-host melalui internet. Layanan-layanan ini secara garis besar dibagi ke dalam tiga kategori: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) dan Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Istilah cloud computing sendiri terinspirasi oleh simbol cloud/awan (selanjutnya tetap disebut “cloud” agar pengertiannya tetap pada jalur) yang sering digunakan untuk merepresentasi Internet… »

protocol

An agreed-upon format for transmitting data between two devices. The protocol determines the following:

the type of error checking to be used
data compression method, if any
how the sending device will indicate that it has finished sending a message
how the receiving device will indicate that it has received a message

There are a variety of standard protocols from… »

controller (computer)

The term controller, when used in computing and especially in computer hardware, signifies a chip or extension card that interfaces with a peripheral device. This may be a link between two parts of a computer (for example a memory controller that manages access to memory for the computer) or a controller on an external device… »

computer chassis

A computer case (also known as a computer chassis, cabinet, tower, box, enclosure, housing or simply case) is the enclosure that contains the main components of a computer. It has also been erroneously called the CPU, for the primary component housed within the case, harking back to the days when other peripherals were housed in… »

MSCONFIG

Built into Windows 98, 98SE, ME, and XP, MSCONFIG or the Microsoft System Configuration Utility is a tool designed to help you troubleshoot problems with your computer. MSCONFIG allows you to edit your start-up applications and provides access to the SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI, amd BOOT.INI files.
To launch the MSCONFIG to go to: … »

compiler

A program that translates source code into object code. The compiler derives its name from the way it works, looking at the entire piece of source code and collecting and reorganizing the instructions. Thus, a compiler differs from an interpreter, which analyzes and executes each line of source code in succession, without looking at the… »

browser

Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate and display Web pages. The two most popular browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox. Both of these are graphical browsers, which means that they can display graphics as well as text. In addition, most modern browsers can present multimedia information, including sound and video,… »

encoding

(1) In computer technology, encoding is the process of putting a sequence of characters into a special format for transmission or storage purposes.
(2) The term used to reference to the processes of analog-to-digital conversion, and can be used in the context of any type of data such as text, images, audio, video or… »

server

A server such as an email server is a computer or device on a network that manages network resources, such as printers, database, files, web site, application, and many other resources that users need to access in a common way.
Servers are minicomputers that offer better performance, and larger in size than workstation. However the cost… »

broadcasting spectrum

broadcasting spectrum: The range of radio waves over which wireless devices… »

DDR SDRAM

DDR SDRAM (double-data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory) is a class of memory integrated circuits used in computers. It achieves nearly twice the bandwidth of the preceding “single data rate” SDRAM by double pumping (transferring data on the rising and falling edges of the clock signal) without increasing the clock frequency.
With data being transferred 64… »

CD

CD : Compact disc; a removable storage medium that can hold data, text, and… »

Proxy Server

A proxy server, in a general sense of the term proxy, is a stand-in server. In a network, a proxy server is the entity that sits between corporate client machines and the Internet. For example, it may sit between a client application, such as a Web browser and the corporate server. Proxies are used to… »