Short for Emergency Repair Disk, an ERD is a diskette that creates backups of system files and settings and helps troubleshoot and fix issues for Windows NT and Windows 2000 users. The ERD is used in conjunction with the Windows repair option and prompts for the diskette when needed. Note: The ERD is not to be confused with a standard boot diskette as it cannot be used alone. ERD capabilities Verifying the boot sector is not corrupt....
Exa (E) is a prefix used with the metric system that stands for 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (quintillion) or 1018. A good example of where this prefix is used with computers is with an EB (exabyte). What prefix is before an exa? An peta is the prefix used before an exa. What prefix is after an exa? A zetta is the prefix used after an exa. E, Exabyte, Measurements, SI Related information Compare exabyte and other measurements with our conversion tool....
Short for home theater personal computer, an HTPC is a computer whose main purpose is to provide audio and video for entertainment. It is usually smaller and quieter than a standard desktop computer, and uses a high-capacity disk for storing media files. Depending on the application, some HTPCs use a special version of the Windows operating system to control the home theater features. The original HTPC dates back to the late 1980s, where tuner cards were installed in the Commodore Amiga PC to play broadcast or cable content on their computer monitor....
Off-hook describes a state that a phone currently is in when the phone is taken off the hook or placed in the off-hook position. Off-hook causes the phone line to be busy and allows the user to place phone calls or answer incoming calls. Younger visitors may not be familiar with rotary dial phones, but when the handset is picked up off the hook it is off-hook. If you are more familiar with a cell phone, you can think of off-hook as when your cell phone making a call....
The term plagiarism describes the act of taking another individual’s work and claiming it as yours. To prevent plagiarism, either quote the original work and indicate the source, or paraphrase the section you want to add to your document. Business terms, Cheating, Cite, Copyright Related information How to avoid plagiarism online. How to check if anyone is stealing my website content.
An shotcut may refer to any of the following: Shotcut is a common misspelling for shortcut. Created in 2011, Shotcut is an open-source nonlinear video editing program. Its features allow you to transform, composite, and color grade footage and images. Audio tools include pitch, reverb, bass adjustment, and noise reduction. The program includes a library of video transitions and filters. Shotcut can be downloaded and used for free on Windows, macOS, and Linux computers....
Visio is a program that falls under the Microsoft Office Suite of products. It is used for many things that utilize layouts, diagrams, and charts. The graphics used in Visio are standard images utilized by flowcharts, decision diagrams, playbooks, and network diagramming. It has enough diagrams to make planning a room layout for a conference accurate and simple. Microsoft purchased the Visio program from the Visio Corporation (previously known as Shapeware) in 2000, after which, Microsoft began incorporating into the Microsoft Office Suite of products....
Have you heard or read of the Windows Action Center? Do you want to know what you can do with the Windows Action Center? Or do you want to turn off notifications from the Windows Action Center? Maybe even turn off the entire Windows Action Center? You’ve come to the right place. Windows Action Center actually started its life on the ill-fated Windows Phone 8.1. Then it made its way to Windows 10 in mid-2015....
Constant exposure to blue light from electronic devices can cause visual problems and ruin your sleep pattern. On Windows 10, the Night Light feature prevents digital eye strain and improves sleep quality by reducing blue light emission from your computer’s display. Despite its benefits, there are times when the feature malfunctions. If you’re on this page because Windows 10 Night Light is not working on your Windows 10 computer, try the potential solutions listed below....
Microsoft made the Windows 11 update available on October 5, 2021. So far, many users have upgraded Windows 10 via the update. However, Microsoft rolled out the update slowly so it could identify issues along the way and fix them before they cause any major troubles. If you still run Windows 10 and want to upgrade, there are several ways to do so without waiting for Windows to send the update your way....
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Since the early to mid-1980s, legal cases involving computer crime, like hacking, have utilized the field of computer forensics to obtain legal evidence on computers and other media. The process involves the extraction, identification and analysis of the information; from which an examiner prepares facts and opinions about the data. Computer forensics also involves the recovery and preservation of data on damaged media. Hacking, Hard drive, Security terms The facts collected from the computer forensics are subject to the same scrutiny and guidelines as any other evidence....
Short for double data rate three, DDR3 is a type of DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) released in June 2007 as the successor to DDR2. DDR3 chips have bus clock speed of 400 MHz up to 1066 MHz, range in size from 1 to 24 GB, and consume nearly 30% less power than their predecessors. DDR3 RAM sticks for a desktop computer have 240 pins. For a laptop computer, DDR3 RAM sticks have 204 pins....
Short for electronic commerce, e-commerce or e-business is any purchase or distribution of services and products on the Internet. Essentially, it’s any online monetary transaction. However, online shopping is what comes to most people’s minds and is a popular example. Examples of e-commerce sites E-commerce encompasses a very wide array of transactions; some common ones are listed below. The term e-business, was coined by IBM. What are the types of e-commerce?...
End-to-end encryption, also known as E2EE, is an encryption method which secures communications between two parties. It is designed to allow only the two communicating parties (the “ends” of the information path) to decrypt the transmitted information. If the information is intercepted by someone else, they cannot decipher it. Not all encrypted communications qualify as “end-to-end” encryption. Some encrypted service providers store a copy of your encryption key, which permits them to decrypt and read your information....
GHz may refer to any of the following: Short for gigahertz, GHz is a unit of measurement for AC (alternating current) or EM (electromagnetic) wave frequencies equal to 1,000,000,000 (one billion) Hz (hertz). When referring to a computer processor or CPU, GHz is a clock frequency, also known as a clock rate or clock speed, representing a cycle of time. An oscillator circuit supplies a small amount of electricity to a crystal each second that is measured in kHz, MHz, or GHz....
Also known as Download Your Data, Google Takeout is a project whose goal is to allow Google product users to export their data to a downloadable file for record-keeping and security purposes. Since its inception on June 28, 2011, Google Takeout is compatible with 24 different Google services, including Gmail, Google Photos, Google My Maps, Google Home, and others. Gmail, Google, Google Home, Google My Maps, Google Photos, Internet terms...
HTML::Mason, or Mason for short, is a type of web application framework, distributed on CPAN, and used for websites providing dynamic content to viewers. HTML::Mason is written in the Perl programming language and is designed to work with Apache HTTP Server using mod_perl. It also supports CGI scripting, allowing it to run on web servers with CGI enabled. CGI, Dynamic content, Web design terms
Sometimes abbreviated as MBAM and Malwarebytes, Malwarebytes is a software utility that scans your computer for malware and removes it. The software helps detect threats to your computer that an antivirus program may have missed. Malwarebytes dashboard Computer abbreviations, Malware, Security terms Related information How to protect yourself while on the Internet. The official Malwarebytes website.
Short for magnetic ink character recognition, MICR is a font capable of recognition using magnetically charged ink. Computers equipped with the right hardware and software can print or read the character printed in such ink. MICR font is commonly used to print checks, deposit slips, mortgage coupons, etc. There are several MICR fonts. The MICR E-13B font is used in the Canada, Panama, Puerto Rico, UK, and the United States. The MICR CRC-7 font was created according to the ISO standards and is a font used in France, Mexico, Spain, and most other Spanish speaking countries....
