Firmware is a software program or set of instructions programmed on a hardware device. It provides the necessary instructions for how the device communicates with the other computer hardware. But how can software be programmed onto hardware? Good question. Firmware is typically stored in the flash ROM of a hardware device. While ROM is “read-only memory,” flash ROM… Read More »
A gibibyte is a unit of data storage that equals 2 to the 30th power, or 1,073,741,824 bytes.
A gigabyte is 2 to the 30th power, or 1,073,741,824 bytes.
One gigahertz is equal to 1,000 megahertz (MHz) or 1,000,000,000 Hz. It is commonly used to measure computer processing speeds. For many years, computer CPU speeds were measured in megahertz, but after personal computers eclipsed the 1,000 Mhz mark around the year 2000, gigahertz became the standard measurement unit. After all, it is easier to say “2.4 Gigahertz” than “2,400… Read More »
Stands for “Garbage In, Garbage Out.”
A mebibyte is a unit of data storage that equals 2 to the 20th power, or 1,048,576 bytes.
A megabyte is 2 to the 20th power, or 1,048,576 bytes.
A megapixel is one million pixels. It is commonly used to describe the resolution of digital cameras. For example, a 7.2 megapixel camera is capable of capturing roughly 7,200,000 pixels. The higher the megapixel number, the more detail the camera can capture. Therefore, the megapixel count is a significant specification to look for when buying a digital camera.
A meta search engine is a search tool that aggregates search results from multiple individual search engines simultaneously and presents them to the user in a single list. Instead of relying on a single search engine’s index and algorithms, a meta search engine queries several search engines, directories, or databases to gather a broader range of results.
A name server translates domain names into IP addresses. This makes it possible for a user to access a website by typing in the domain name instead of the website’s actual IP address. For example, when you type in “www.microsoft.com,” the request gets sent to Microsoft’s name server which returns the IP address of the Microsoft website.