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What is NIC?

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

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Abbreviated as NIC, an expansion board you insert into a computer so the computer can be connected to a network. Most NICs are designed for a particular type of network, protocol, and media, although some can serve multiple networks.

Answered at 8:35 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Cron?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:24 AM on November 20, 2007

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A Unix command for scheduling jobs to be executed sometime in the future. A cron is normally used to schedule a job that is executed periodically - for example, to send out a notice every morning. It is also a daemon process, meaning that it runs continuously, waiting for specific events to occur.

Answered at 8:30 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Crossplatform?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:25 AM on November 20, 2007

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Refers to the capability of software or hardware to run identically on different platforms. Many applications for Windows and the Macintosh, for example, now produce binary-compatible files, which means that users can switch from one platform to the other without converting their data to a new format.

Answered at 8:29 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is CSS?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:25 AM on November 20, 2007

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Short for Cascading Style Sheets, a new feature being added to HTML that gives both Web site developers and users more control over how pages are displayed. With CSS, designers and users can create style sheets that define how different elements, such as headers and links, appear. These style sheets can then be applied to any Web page.

Answered at 8:27 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is CTP?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:25 AM on November 20, 2007

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computer-to-plate (CTP) , type of printing prepress process in which a digital image is transmitted directly from a computer to a plate used on a press. It eliminates the need for producing film (or negatives), stripping and shooting plates. Not only does the technology reduce costs and increases productivity, proponents of CTP claim it offers better consistency and higher quality because it eliminates the risk of human error, because the file is transmitted digitally to the plate material.

Answered at 8:20 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is CRT?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:25 AM on November 20, 2007

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Abbreviation of cathode-ray tube, the technology used in most televisions and computer display screens. A CRT works by moving an electron beam back and forth across the back of the screen. Each time the beam makes a pass across the screen, it lights up phosphor dots on the inside of the glass tube, thereby illuminating the active portions of the screen.

Answered at 8:28 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Cursor?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:26 AM on November 20, 2007

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A special symbol, usually a solid rectangle or a blinking underline character, that signifies where the next character will be displayed on the screen. To type in different areas of the screen, you need to move the cursor. You can do this with the arrow keys, or with a mouse if your program supports it.

Answered at 8:18 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is CPS?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:27 AM on November 20, 2007

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Abbreviation of characters per second, a unit of measure used to describe the speed of dot-matrix and daisy-wheel printers. The speed of laser and ink-jet printers is described in terms of pages per minute (ppm).

Answered at 7:30 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is CPM?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:27 AM on November 20, 2007

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Abbreviated as CPM, a project management technique that analyzes what activities have the least amount of scheduling flexibility (i.e., are the most mission-critical) and then predicts project duration schedule based on the activities that fall along the “critical path.” Activities that lie along the critical path cannot be delayed without delaying the finish time for the entire project.

Answered at 7:48 PM on November 21, 2007

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What is Cyberspace?

Asked by Poo in Computers & Technology at 7:26 AM on November 20, 2007

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A metaphor for describing the non-physical terrain created by computer systems. Online systems, for example, create a cyberspace within which people can communicate with one another (via e-mail), do research, or simply window shop. Like physical space, cyberspace contains objects (files, mail messages, graphics, etc.) and different modes of transportation and delivery.

Answered at 7:49 PM on November 21, 2007

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