Vocabulary and Technology Database

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	Acronym	Term	Definition	Comment	Picture
	MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions	A standard by which people can send each other email messages that contain pictures, videos or sounds.
	32 Bit	32 Bit Processor	A 32-bit processor is a microprocessor that can handle 32 bits at a time.	Older machines, Max memory is just under 4GB, It is recommended to have 4GB on 32 bit machines for best speed and operation.
	Format	Format	A process that prepares either a hard disk or a floppy disk for initial use. Format of a disk will completely erase the contents.	Always be careful of this operation, It will remove your data and it will be very hard and expensive to get it back.
	FTP	File Transmission Protocol	A standard for moving files from one computer to another. Predominantly used on the Internet.	Used for getting your webpage code to the hosting server.
	GB	Gigabyte	One billion bytes.	1 Gbps = 1,000 Mbps. This speed is commonly referred to as 1 Gig, 1 gigabit, or 1,000 Mbps. Is 1 Gbps fast? The average download speed in 2018 for America was about 96 Mbps. That means 1 Gbps is over 10 times faster than the average download speed. With t
	Hex	Hexadecimal	The base 16 numbering system, widely used in PC technology.	The numbers in the Hex System are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F -- FFFF in hex equals 65535 in Decimal.
	Kb	Kilobyte	Unit of measure for data storage. One kilobyte is equivalent to 1024 bytes or 8192 bits.
	Mb	Megabyte	A unit of measure for data storage. One megabyte is equivalent to 1048 kilobytes.
	Menu bar	Menu bar	In Windows, a bar across the top of the current window which contains the headings of a number of available menus.	In many applications you can enable or disable the display of the menu bar.
	Root	Root Directory	The highest point in the directory structure at which a user can access the files.
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