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Basic Computer Terminology Access time - The performance of a hard drive or other storage device - how long it takes to locate a file. Active program or window - The application or window at the front (foreground) on the monitor. Alert (alert box) - a message that appears on screen, usually to tell you something went wrong. Alias - an icon that points to a file, folder or application (System 7). Apple menu - on the left side of the screen header. System 6 = desk accessories System 7 = up to 50 items. Application - a program in which you do your work. Application menu - on the right side of the screen header. Lists running applications. ASCII (pronounced ask-key ) - American Standard Code for Information Interchange. a commonly used data format for exchanging information between computers or programs. Background - part of the multitasking capability. A program can run and perform tasks in the background while another program is being used in the foreground. Bit - the smallest piece of information used by the computer. Derived from "binary digit". In computer language, either a one (1) or a zero (0). backup - a copy of a file or disk you make for archiving purposes. boot - to start up a computer. bug - a programming error that causes a program to behave in an unexpected way. bus - an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted between components in a computer. byte - a piece of computer information made up of eight bits. card - a printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer. cartridge drive - a storage device, like a hard drive, in which the medium is a cartridge that can be removed. CD-ROM - an acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. Chooser - A desk accessory used to select a printer, or other external device, or to log onto a network. Clipboard - A portion of memory where the Mac temporarily stores information. Called a Copy Buffer in many PC applications because it is used to hold information which is to be moved, as in word processing where text is "cut" and then "pasted". Clock Rate (MHz) - The instruction processing speed of a computer measured in millions of cycles per second (i.e., 200 MHz). command - the act of giving an instruction to your Mac either by menu choice or keystroke. command (apple) key - a modifier key, the Command key used in conjunction with another keystroke to active some function on the Mac. compiler - a program the converts programming code into a form that can be used by a computer. compression - a technique that reduces the size of a saved file by elimination or encoding redundancies (i.e., JPEG, MPEG, LZW, etc.) control key - seldom used modifier key on the Mac. control panel - a program that allows you to change settings in a program or change the way a Mac looks and/or behaves. CPU - the Central Processing Unit. The processing chip that is the "brains" of a computer. crash - a system malfunction in which the computer stops working and has to be restarted. cursor - The pointer, usually arrow or cross shaped, which is controlled by the mouse. daisy chaining - the act of stringing devices together in a series (such as SCSI). database an electronic list of information that can be sorted and/or searched. data - (the plural of datum) information processed by a computer. defragment - (also - optimize) to concatenate fragments of data into contiguous blocks in memory or on a hard drive. desktop - 1. the finder. 2. the shaded or colored backdrop of the screen. desktop file - an invisible file in which the Finder stores a database of information about files and icons. dialog box - an on-screen message box that appears when the Mac requires additional information before completing a command.
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COMPUTER FILE TYPES AND THEIR EXTENSION Extension Associated Program ABC ABC Flowcharter ASC ASCII Text ASF Streaming Media AVI Animated Video BAT DOS Batch File BMP Bitmap Graphic CAB Compressed Archive CH3 Harvard Graphics COM Program DAT Data file DLL Dynamic Link Library DOC Microsoft Word Document DOT Microsoft Word Template DGN Microstation Drawing File DWG AutoAD Drawing File EPS Encapsulated PostScript EXE Program FLA Flash Movie GIF Image HQX Compressed Archive (MAC) HTM HTML Hyper Text Markup Language ICO Icon INI Windows Initialization
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MPG Media MPP Microsoft Project MPV Microsoft Project View NSF Lotus Notes Database NTF Lotus Notes DB Template OCX Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding OST Microsoft Outlook Offline folder PAB Microsoft Outlook Personal Address Book PCX Graphic PDF Adoble Acrobat Portable Document PIC Bitmap Graphic PIF Windows Program Information File PM3 PageMaker 3 PM4 PageMaker 4 PM5 PageMaker 5 PNG Graphic PPD Postscript Printer Description PPS Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show PPT Microsoft PowerPoint PST Microsoft Outlook Personal folder PT3 PageMaker 3 Template PT4 PageMaker 4 Template PT5 PageMaker 5 Template PWL Password List RAW 24-bit Graphic REG Windows Registry Data RM Real Media RTF Rich Text Format SAM AmiPro Document SAV Backup File SCR Screen Saver SVG Scalable Vector Graphics SWF Flash Player Movie SWP Swap File SYS System Files TIF Image TMP Temporary File TTF Image TXT ASCII Text VBS Visual Basic Script VSD Visio Drawing VXD Virtual Device Driver WAV Audio File WK1 Lotus Spreadsheet WK3 Lotus Spreadsheet WKS Lotus Spreadsheet
CEOS OF TOP INDIAN COMPANIES Infosys Technologies NR Narayana Murthy Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani Reliance LTD ( ADAE ) - Anil Ambani Tata Group - Ratan Tata ICICI Bank KV Kamath Wipro Azim Hasham Premji Infosys Technologies Nandan Nilekani Bajaj Auto Rahul Bajaj UB Group Vijay Mallya AV Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla Bharti Enterprises Sunil Mittal HDFC Deepak Parekh ICICI Bank Lalitha Gupte TCS S Ramadorai Maruti Udyog Jagdish Khattar ONGC Subir Raha Godrej Group Adi Godrej Air Deccan GR Gopinath Zee Telefilms - Subhash Chandra TVS Motors Venu Srinivasan Hero Group - Brij Mohal Lall Munjal Dr. Reddys Labs K Anji Reddy Jet Airways Naresh Goyal HCL Technologies Shiv Nadar ITC Yogesh C Deveshwar Mahindra & Mahindra Anand Mahindra Star TV India Peter Mukerjea HDFC Bank Aditya Puri Kotak Mahindra Bank - Uday Kotak Larsen & Toubro AM Naik UTI SB Mathur Hindustan Lever - Harish Manwani ICICI Ventures Renuka Ramnath Bank of Baroda - AK Khandelwal State Bank of India - AK Purwar Sundaram Fasteners - Suresh Krishna Bharat Petroleum - Ashok Sinha Pantaloon Retail - Kishore Biyani Satyam Computers - B Ramalinga Raju Reserve Bank of India - YV Reddy SEBI M Damodaran BSNL - AK Sinha HSBC India - Naina Lal Kidwai Bombay Dyeing - Jeh & Ness Wadia Hutch - Asim Ghosh Ispat Industries - VK Mittal Birla Corp - RS Lodha Dabur - VC Burman Videocon Industries - Venugopal Dhoot Raymond - Gautam Singhania
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TCS was founded in 1968 and is one among the top 10 IT Companies India and it has the highest staff strength of 111,000 employees. It first started as the Tata Computer Center and acquired its present form after realizing the huge potential of the IT services. Wipro
It is among the top 10 IT companies India as it is an original IT garage start up founded in the year 1976. It has professionals from diverse nationalities and has its presence in about 18 countries. Tech Mahindra
It was a hydrogenated cooking fat company basically and now has IT, BPO and R&D services which has its centers in about 50 countries. Started by Premji Wipro not only ranks prominently among the top 10 IT companies India, but is also ranked highly among the top 10 global outsourcing providers. Infosys
This company was incorporated in the year 1986 and focused on the communication industry acting as a global systems integrator. It has worked with international multilateral agencies, the government as well as the corporate sector. Patni Computer Systems
Infosys Technologies Ltd. started in the year 1981 and has today become a global brand. In addition to being ranked among the top 10 IT Companies in India, Infosys was also named by Forbes magazine as one among the Global High Performers. Satyam Computer Services
It is ranked among the top 10 IT companies India as they are the leading providers of business solutions and information technology related services to clients from Europe, America and in the Asia-Pacific regions. i-flex Solutions
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This is a division of Citicorp (Citigroup) which provides overseas software solutions and posted a top-line growth from the year 2008.
This was started in 2000 and is a merger of the MphasiS Corporation which is a US based IT consulting company and BFL Software Limited which is an Indian IT services company. L&T Infotech
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Last but not least, the L&T Infotech is ranked among the top 10 IT companies India and is a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro which is an engineering manufacturing company with a worldwide presence. Major Browsers: Linux Opera Windows, Mac &
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Macintosh OS X: Apple Inc develops Mac OS X, based on UNIX. It was first released in 2001. It is close source software with some open source components. One of its best features is Aqua GUI, a graphical user interface with water like elements. The X in the name refers to the Roman numeral 10. Windows Vista: Introduced in 2009, windows vista is developed by Microsoft. Having many features which were not there in windows XP, it was designed for PCs, laptops etc but for being highly resource intensive, was soon rejected by the users. Still its not a total failure as it gave way to todays windows 7. Fedora: Having its bases on Linux, fedora is developed by Red Hat. Its versions Fedora core 9 and 10 has made the computers and programming easy for every one. These are also open source OS. It has everything to make the user a friend of it. Mac OS X Leopard: Released in 2007, Mac OS X Leopard is available in two versions; one for personal computers, good for personal use and other is a server version called as Mac OS X Server. It offers 300+ newer features than Mac OS X.
Top 10 operating system We all use an operating system almost daily for different purposes. If you dont know what an operating system is, it will be interesting information for you that you can see this article only because of an operating system installed on your PC. So its something a PC cant live without. And now a day a PC is something we cant live without. An operating system is software, which acts as a bridge between user and computer. It interprets users instructions in to the computers language, controls hardware, runs other softwares and hence provides services to the user. So now that you know what is an operating system let me give you some interesting information about 10 operating systems. This ranking is based on how frequently these are used by users all over the world. Windows XP professional: Quite possibly it is the OS installed on your PC right now. The name XP comes from the word eXPerience. Developed by Microsoft, for home and business use, in 2001, XP still stands out as the most famous and most commonly used OS.
Xandros Linux: It is a line of operating systems developed by the company Xandros, which was developed by Linux Global Partners. These are also open source softwares. Xandros Home Edition comes with Xandros Security suit, which protects the PC from spam, viruses and spy wares.
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