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What is Null Character?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:45 AM on November 20, 2007

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A character that has all its bits set to 0. A null character, therefore, has a numeric value of 0, but it has a special meaning when interpreted as text. In some programming languages, notably C, a null character is used to mark the end of a character string. In database and spreadsheet applications, null characters are often used as padding and are displayed as spaces.

Answered at 8:45 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Nybble?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:45 AM on November 20, 2007

mrmister's Answer

Half of an eight-bit byte - four bits. Nibbles are important in hexadecimal and BCD representations. The term is sometimes spelled nybble. Since there are eight bits in a byte, a nybble is half of one byte. While it may take the average person several nibbles to equal one bite of a cookie, in the computer world, two nybbles always equal one byte.

Answered at 8:44 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Name Server?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:45 AM on November 20, 2007

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A name server (also called 'nameserver') is a program or computer server that implements a name service protocol. It will normally map (ie. connect) a human-recognisable identifier of a host (eg. the domain name 'en.wikipedia.org') to it's computer-recognisable identifier (eg. the Internet Protocol (IP) address 145.97.39.155), and vice versa.

Answered at 8:43 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Native File?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:46 AM on November 20, 2007

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A file saved in the format of the original application used to create the file. Dealing with native files can minimize expensive per-page costs for the traditional TIFF and/or PDF processing and will maximize the relevant information available from the file.

Answered at 8:41 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is NetBIOS?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:46 AM on November 20, 2007

mrmister's Answer

Short for Network Basic Input Output System, an API that augments the DOS BIOS by adding special functions for local-area networks (LANs). Almost all Windows-based LANs for PCs are based on the NetBIOS. Some LAN manufacturers have even extended it, adding additional network capabilities.

Answered at 8:39 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is NAT?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:46 AM on November 20, 2007

mrmister's Answer

Short for Network Address Translation, an Internet standard that enables a local-area network (LAN) to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of addresses for external traffic. A NAT box located where the LAN meets the Internet makes all necessary IP address translations.

Answered at 8:42 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Newsgroup?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:47 AM on November 20, 2007

mrmister's Answer

Same as forum, an on-line discussion group. On the Internet, there are literally thousands of newsgroups covering every conceivable interest. To view and post messages to a newsgroup, you need a news reader, a program that runs on your computer and connects you to a news server on the Internet.

Answered at 8:36 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Newbie?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:47 AM on November 20, 2007

mrmister's Answer

Slang term for someone who is a new user on an online service, particularly the Internet.

Answered at 8:37 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Network?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:46 AM on November 20, 2007

mrmister's Answer

A group of two or more computer systems linked together. There are many types of computer networks, including: local-area networks (LANs) : The computers are geographically close together (that is, in the same building). wide-area networks (WANs) : The computers are farther apart and are connected by telephone lines or radio waves.

Answered at 8:38 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Netiquette?

Asked by Anju in Computers & Technology at 6:46 AM on November 20, 2007

mrmister's Answer

Network etiquette, or the set of informal rules of behavior that have evolved in Cyberspace, including the Internet and online services.The rules of how to behave on he Internet. The most important one relevant to e-mail marketing is not to send promotional or commercial messages to anyone you don't know or who has not agreed to receive them.

Answered at 8:39 PM on November 21, 2007

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