| Computer Glossary |
Task List:- A dialogue box that shows a list of all of the applications currently running. It enables you to switch between them or end a
running task. You bring it up by pressing the <Ctrl><Alt><Delete> keys at the same time.
Target:- The file or disk to which data is sent.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol):- The networking protocols used on the Internet.
Telnet :- A protocol to allow a user of one computer to log in to another computer over the network.
Terabyte :- A unit of memory measurement equal to 1,099,511,627,776 (one trillion) bytes.
Terminal Emulation :- A communication software setting which synchronizes your monitor with the remote host.
Text Editor :- A program that allows the creation or modification of the contents of a text file.
Text Mode :- The mode that enables applications to display text but not graphic images.
The Control Panel :- The Windows program which allows you to modify your system while working with Windows.
Thread :- A series of followups on a particular topic in a larger group discussion.
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) :- A popular file format for bitmapped graphics that stores the information by defining graphical images
in discrete blocks called tags.
Tile :- A way of arranging open windows so that no windows overlap but all windows are visible. Each window takes up a portion of the
screen.
Title Bar :- Area at the top of a window which indicates the name of that window.
Timed Out :- When one computer fails to respond after a given amount of time, the other disconnects because the connection "timed out".
Toggle Button :- A control that acts as an on/off button.
Token Ring :- A networking hardware system constructed as a ring of daisy chained nodes. Each node passes a control message
(token) around the ring. Whichever node has the token can send a message.
Toolbar :- A bar that contains a set of buttons, menus, or other controls that you can click to carry out common menu commands.
Topology :- The physical layout of network cabling.
Track :- Concentric circles of data sectors on a disk platter which contain data and mark position points for the read/write heads.
Tractor :- A sprocket feed on a dot-matrix printer which handles continuous papers.
Transfer Protocol :- The method (i.e., X modem, Y modem, or Z modem) which defines how a file will be transferred from one computer
to another. Both the sending and receiving computers must use the same transfer protocol.
Transmission :- Data that is sent electronically from one computer to another via modem.
Trojan Horse :- A type of software which may contain hidden code and can damage data.
True Type Fonts :- Fonts that are scalable and sometimes generated as bitmaps or soft fonts, depending on the capabilities of your
printer. True Type Fonts can be sized to any height, and they print out exactly as they appear on the screen.
TSR :- Terminate and Stay Resident. A program designed to remain in memory at all times. It can be called up at anytime.
Turbo :- A high speed computer setting which operates the CPU at high clock speeds.
Twisted Pair Wire :- Twisted pair consists of two pairs of wires; one for transmitting and one for receiving data. The wires in each pair are
twisted together to reduce induction between them. 10Base-T Ethernet cable is twisted pair.
running task. You bring it up by pressing the <Ctrl><Alt><Delete> keys at the same time.
Target:- The file or disk to which data is sent.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol):- The networking protocols used on the Internet.
Telnet :- A protocol to allow a user of one computer to log in to another computer over the network.
Terabyte :- A unit of memory measurement equal to 1,099,511,627,776 (one trillion) bytes.
Terminal Emulation :- A communication software setting which synchronizes your monitor with the remote host.
Text Editor :- A program that allows the creation or modification of the contents of a text file.
Text Mode :- The mode that enables applications to display text but not graphic images.
The Control Panel :- The Windows program which allows you to modify your system while working with Windows.
Thread :- A series of followups on a particular topic in a larger group discussion.
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) :- A popular file format for bitmapped graphics that stores the information by defining graphical images
in discrete blocks called tags.
Tile :- A way of arranging open windows so that no windows overlap but all windows are visible. Each window takes up a portion of the
screen.
Title Bar :- Area at the top of a window which indicates the name of that window.
Timed Out :- When one computer fails to respond after a given amount of time, the other disconnects because the connection "timed out".
Toggle Button :- A control that acts as an on/off button.
Token Ring :- A networking hardware system constructed as a ring of daisy chained nodes. Each node passes a control message
(token) around the ring. Whichever node has the token can send a message.
Toolbar :- A bar that contains a set of buttons, menus, or other controls that you can click to carry out common menu commands.
Topology :- The physical layout of network cabling.
Track :- Concentric circles of data sectors on a disk platter which contain data and mark position points for the read/write heads.
Tractor :- A sprocket feed on a dot-matrix printer which handles continuous papers.
Transfer Protocol :- The method (i.e., X modem, Y modem, or Z modem) which defines how a file will be transferred from one computer
to another. Both the sending and receiving computers must use the same transfer protocol.
Transmission :- Data that is sent electronically from one computer to another via modem.
Trojan Horse :- A type of software which may contain hidden code and can damage data.
True Type Fonts :- Fonts that are scalable and sometimes generated as bitmaps or soft fonts, depending on the capabilities of your
printer. True Type Fonts can be sized to any height, and they print out exactly as they appear on the screen.
TSR :- Terminate and Stay Resident. A program designed to remain in memory at all times. It can be called up at anytime.
Turbo :- A high speed computer setting which operates the CPU at high clock speeds.
Twisted Pair Wire :- Twisted pair consists of two pairs of wires; one for transmitting and one for receiving data. The wires in each pair are
twisted together to reduce induction between them. 10Base-T Ethernet cable is twisted pair.
