Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Created by:
MsLemard on April 21, 2011
Subjects:
information technology, computer science
Classes:
Lower School, CSEC Information Technology, CAPE Computer Science Unit I, CAPE Computer Science Unit II, CAPE Information Technology Unit I, CAPE Information Technology Unit II
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 WYSIWYG | An acronym that stands for "What you see is what you get." And allows you to see what the final document will look like. |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| GIGO | Computing phrase that points out that the accuracy of a computer's output depends on the accuracy of the computer's input. Garbage in, Garbage out. |
| KISS | keep it simple stupid - theory of management |
| CAPTCHA | A distorted image of letters and numbers used to prevent automated use of websites |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator, also called a web address for each individual web page |
| RAM | Random access memory; temporary memory which stores data and programs which are currently running. RAM is expandable, and resides on the motherboard. |
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language; the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc - Read Only Memory |
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