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Term |
Definition |
| IBM |
International Business Machines. Very large company that makes a
variety of computers. IBM set the standard for DOS machines. Currently, many
companies makes clones of IBM's personal computers which are often called
compatibles |
| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics. A standard for hard drive interfaces
now largely out moded. IDE is different from Small Computer Systems Interface
(SCSI) and Enhanced Small Device Interface (ESDI) because its controllers are
on each drive, meaning the drive can connect directly to the motherboard. IDE
and its successor, Enhanced IDE (EIDE), are the most common drive interfaces in
PCs. |
| imagesetter |
A device used to output a computer image at an addressable
resolution onto a photographic film or paper. |
| IMHO |
(In My Humble Opinion) -- A shorthand appended to a comment written
in an online forum, IMHO indicates that the writer is aware that they are
expressing a debatable view, probably on a subject already under discussion.
One of may such shorthand in common use online, especially in discussion
forums. |
| impact printer |
Either a dot matrix or a daisy wheel printer |
| Information |
Data with a context Data that has been processed into a useful
form |
| Information flow |
The analysis of how information passes through an organisation |
| Information management policy |
A written statement usually to enable implementation of an
information system |
| information systems |
A set of interrelated hardware and software components that sense,
communicate, analyse and display information for the purpose of enhancing our
perception, understanding, control and creative ability. |
| International Standard Book Number (ISBN) |
The key element in the International Standard Book Numbering
system, which is an internationally accepted system for uniquely numbering all
books and related information-carrying items. |
| Internet |
(Upper case I) The vast collection of inter-connected networks that
all use the TCP/IP protocols and that evolved from the ARPANET of the late
60’s and early 70’s. The Internet now (July 1995) connects roughly
60,000 independent networks into a vast global internet. |
| internet |
(Lower case i) Any time you connect 2 or more networks together,
you have an internet - as in inter-national or inter-state. |
| internet backbone |
Super-fast network, spanning the world from one major metropolitan
area to another, provided by a handful of Internet service providers. These
companies and organizations use T3 connections running at approximately 45 mbps
linked up at specified interconnection points called national access
points. |
| internet Browser |
Software package used to view pages on the World Wide Web
(including Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mosaic). |
| interpreted code or language |
Where a programming language is passed to the hardware by a piece
of software e.g.. VBA or JavaScript |
| interrupt handler |
A routine executed when an interrupt occurs. Interrupt handlers
typically deal with low-level events in the hardware of a computer system, such
as a character arriving at a serial port or a tick of a real-time clock. |
| Intranet |
A private network inside a company or organization that uses the
same kinds of software that you would find on the public Internet, but that is
only for internal use. |
| IP Number |
(Internet Protocol Number) -- Sometimes called a dotted quad. A
unique number consisting of 4 parts separated by dots, e.g. 123:345:120:2 |
| IRC |
(Internet Relay Chat) -- Basically a huge multi-user live chat
facility. There are a number of major IRC servers around the world which are
linked to each other. Anyone can create a channel and anything that anyone
types in a given channel is seen by all others in the channel. Private channels
can (and are) created for multi-person conference calls. |
| ISDN |
(Integrated Services Digital Network) -- Basically a way to move
more data over existing regular phone lines. ISDN is rapidly becoming available
to much of the USA and in most markets it is priced very comparably to standard
analog phone circuits. It can provide speeds of roughly 128,000 bits-per-second
over regular phone lines. In practice, most people will be limited to 56,000 or
64,000 bits-per-second. |
| ISP |
(Internet Service Provider) -- An institution that provides access
to the Internet in some form, usually for money. |
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