Monday, November 13, 2000		Bits & Bytes

Active X : Active X is a model for writing programs. Active X technology is used to make interactive Web pages that look and behave like computer programs, rather than static pages. With Active X, users can ask or answer questions, use push buttons, and interact in other ways with the web page.

Ethernet: Ethernet is a set of LAN cabling specifications and protocols developed by Xerox, Intel and Digital. Ethernet is the standard for Local Area Networks (LAN).

Mainframe: Mainframe is a computer, usually in a computer centre, with extensive capabilities and resources to which other computers may be connected so that they can share facilities.

Mapping: Mapping is the process of converting data that is transmitted in one format by the sender into the data format that can be accepted by the receiver.

Telnet: Telnet is one of the TCP/IP applications that let you log in to remote computers on the Internet.

Scheduler: Scheduler is a computer program designed to perform functions such as scheduling, initiation, and termination of jobs.

GIF: Pronounced ‘jiff’ or ‘giff’, Graphics Interchange Format is a bit-mapped graphics file format used by the World Wide Web, CompuServe, and many Bulletin Board Systems. Data in a GIF image is compressed, thereby allowing photo-quality images on a Web page to download quickly.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): A security protocol that provides communication privacy. SSL enables client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery. SSL was developed by Netscape Communications Corp. and RSA Data Security, Inc.