Computer Jargon Explained

Computer Jargon Explained is a feature in Computer Weekly publications that discusses 68 of the most commonly used technical computing terms. The book explains what the terms mean and why the terms are important to computer professionals. The text also discusses how the terms relate to the trends and developments that are driving the information technology industry. Computer jargon irritates non-computer people and in turn causes problems for computer people. The technology and the industry are changing so rapidly; it is very hard even for professionals to keep updated. Computer people do not have time to keep abreast of developments that do not immediately affect what they are doing. Nonetheless, they are expected to be experts: to have instant, detailed, accurate answers to every question a non-specialist may pose them. This book provides an alternative for computer professionals who need that wider perspective, a useful companion in familiarizing complicated computer jargons and technical terms. Content: Front Matter, Page i Copyright, Page ii INTRODUCTION, Page 1 ADA, Pages 3-4 ANALYST WORKBENCH, Pages 5-6 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Pages 7-8 CASE (COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING), Pages 9-10 CCITT, Pages 11-12 CIM (COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING), Pages 13-15 CMOS/ECL, Pages 16-17 CYCLE TIME, Pages 18-20 DATABASE, Pages 21-23 DATA DICTIONARY, Pages 24-25 DATA PROTECTION, Pages 26-27 DESIGN METHODOLOGIES, Pages 28-29 DESKTOP PUBLISHING, Pages 30-31 DISTRIBUTED DATABASE, Pages 32-33 EDI, Pages 34-35 ESPRIT, Pages 36-37 ETHERNET, Page 38 EXPERT SYSTEM, Pages 39-40 FAULT TOLERANCE, Pages 41-42 FIFTH GENERATION, Pages 43-44 FILE SERVER, Page 45 FOURTH GENERATION LANGUAGE, Pages 46-47 FUNCTION POINT, Pages 48-49 GALLIUM ARSENIDE, Pages 50-51 IPSE, Pages 52-53 ISDN, Pages 54-55 ISO, Pages 56-57 LAN, Pages 58-59 LU 6.2, Pages 60-61 MAINFRAME, MINI, MICRO, Pages 62-64 MAINFRAME GENERATIONS, Pages 65-66 MAP/TOP, Page 67 MERCURY, Pages 68-69 MIPS, Pages 70-72 NCC, Pages 73-74 NON-PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE, Pages 75-76 ODA, Pages 77-78 OFFICE AUTOMATION, Pages 79-81 OPTICAL COMPUTING, Pages 82-83 OPTICAL DISC, Pages 84-86 OPTICAL FIBRE, Pages 87-88 OSI, Page 89 PARALLEL PROCESSING, Pages 90-92 PICK, Pages 93-94 PROTOCOL, Page 95 RELATIONAL DATABASE, Pages 96-97 RISC, Pages 98-99 SAA, Pages 100-101 SNA, Pages 102-103 SPREADSHEET, Page 104 SQL, Pages 105-106 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, Pages 107-109 TELETEX, Pages 110-111 THIN-FILM HEAD, Page 112 TOKEN RING, Pages 113-114 UNIX, Pages 115-116 VANS, Page 117 VDU STANDARDS, Pages 118-119 VECTOR PROCESSING, Pages 120-121 VERTICAL RECORDING, Pages 122-123 VIDEOTEX, Pages 124-125 VLSI, Pages 126-127 VON NEUMANN ARCHITECTURE, Pages 128-129 WAFER SCALE INTEGRATION, Pages 130-132 WORKSTATION, Pages 133-134 X.25, Pages 135-136 X.400, Page 137 X-Stream, Pages 138-139 APPENDIX 1 - ABBREVIATIONS OF TECHNICAL TERMS, Pages 140-153 APPENDIX 2 - ABBREVIATIONS OF ORGANISATIONS, Pages 154-158 APPENDIX 3 - UNITS OF MEASURE, Pages 159-161 INDEX, Pages 162-169 COMPUTER WEEKLY PUBLICATIONS, Pages 170-172