Glossary
Appendix
Protocol | A standard process, a set of rules and conditions that perform a particular |
| function. A word which is very common in PC and Internet Terminology. |
| Ex: FTP (File Transmission Protocol), IP Address (Internet Protocol Address), |
| TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), POP (Post Office |
| Protocol) |
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Resolution | This relates to the quality of a viewed image either on the PC Screen or printed |
| output. For printed images the resolutions is measured in dots per inch or DPI. |
| The higher the DPI the better the resolution and better image quality. |
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SD Card | A flash memory card that provides secure storage for your machine, which is also |
(Secure Digital Memory Card) popular with handheld devices such as digital cameras,
Sleep Mode | The lowest power state that the machine enters after the specified time without |
| actually turning off. |
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SMTP | An accepted standard used extensively on the Internet for transferring |
(Simple Mail Transfer | messages between computers. The standard defines exactly how the message |
Protocol) | will be sent, any controls, format of the message etc. |
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Software | Software is basically a series of instructions that causes the PC to do something. |
| The Operating System such as DOS is known as Systems Software. Application |
| Programs such as a Word Processor or Spreadsheet perform the main tasks for |
| which we use the PC. |
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Station Name | An Alphanumeric ID which can be programmed for each phone number or email |
| address location in the Address Book. |
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TCP/IP | TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and is quite |
| simply a standard set of protocols that govern the basic workings of the Internet |
| that was implemented in 1982. |
| The TCP part is all about ensuring that data is transmitted correctly between 2 |
| computers. If any errors occur these are detected and the data is retransmitted. |
| The data transmitted is split up into small portions called Data packets. The IP |
| part of TCP/IP is how these data packets are moved from one point to another. |
| Each computer on the internet has a unique IP address and the data packets are |
| moved from the source to the destination through many different computers and |
| this is controlled via TCP/IP. This protocol is used on the Internet and also by |
| computers which are part of a LAN. |
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Thumbnails | A miniature display of a page or an image. Thumbnails enable you to see the |
| layout of many pages/images on the screen at once. Generally, thumbnails are |
| too small to show the actual text/image. |
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TIFF | Tagged Image File Format. One of the many different types of File Format used |
| on PC's. An image file format for attachments of graphic data for smooth |
| transmission between different units. |
| The coding method of this format supports the same coding as Modified Huffman |
| (MH) and |
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Toner | A special type of ink used by copy machines and laser printers. Toner consists of |
| a dry, powdery substance that is electrically charged so that it adheres to an |
| invisible image that has been charged onto a drum, plate, or piece of paper with |
| the opposite polarity. |
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Verification Stamp | A user selectable transmission verification stamp which can be placed on |
| scanned documents that are successfully transmitted or stored in memory. |
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