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Browsing 'C'
Found 54 entries under 'C'
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cache (Score: 0) In programming, an area of memory specifically used to store information to speed access to that information. |
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cache memory (Score: 0) Also called just cache. High-speed memory usually placed between a CPU and main memory. cache memory holds r... |
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card (Score: 0) A printed circuit board inserted into the expansion bus that expands the functionality of the system such as a {hard dis... |
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caret (Score: 0) The character ^, often used to represent the beginning on a line or a negation. |
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carriage return (Score: 0) The keyboard key usually labelled 'Return' or 'Enter'. At the command line, a carriage return instructs the system t... |
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carrier (Score: 0) Signal used as a reference point from which frequency changes are measures. These frequency changes are the actual data.... |
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CCITT (Score: 0) Comite Consultatif International Telegraphique et Telephoneique. |
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CD-ROM (Score: 0) A read-only optical storage media that uses the same technology as music CDs. |
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Central Processing Unit (Score: 0) CPU. The primary chip or processor in a computer. The CPU reads and executes the machine's instructions and make... |
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CGA (Score: 0) Colour Graphics Adapter. An old version of video card. |
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CGI (Score: 0) Common Gateway Interface. Interface by which web pages communicate with programs on the server. |
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chain (Score: 0) Term used to describe the connection between different layers in a network. |
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character (Score: 0) A number, letter, punctuation mark or other symbol that can be displayed by pressing a key on the keyboard. |
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character device (Score: 0) A hardware device that is accessed with no buffering within the operating system. Although such device can be re... |
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chat script (Score: 0) A set of Expect-Reply pairs used by certain communication protocols, such as UUCP and PPP, to log into a remote system... |
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checksum (Score: 0) A value that is calculated based on the bytes within a file. Some checksums are dependent on the order of the bytes ... |
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child process (Score: 0) The process created when one process (the parent) calls the fork() system call. |
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CISC (Score: 0) Complex Instruction Set Computer. The opposite of RISC, a processor which supports a large number of often complex ass... |
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class (Score: 0) The description given to computer networks depending on what portion of their IP address is the network and which ... |
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clean (Score: 0) The state of a data object when it has not had its contents altered. 'Dirty' buffers or pages can be marked clean when t... |
