The Online World resources handbook
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Frequently used terms http://home.eunet.no/~presno/bok/v4.html<br />
archive and compression processes can be combined to form files like filename.tar.z (see<br />
TAR below).<br />
If you download a file with a file type showing that it is compressed, you will need a<br />
program to expand it before you can use it. Search the net for files starting with 'comp'<br />
(as in COMP430D.EXE) to find programs that can expand .Z files.<br />
Conference<br />
Also called mailing list, web board, SIG (Special Interest Group), Forum, RoundTable,<br />
Echo. A conference is an area on a bulletin board or online service set up as a mini<br />
board. Most conferences have separate message bases and often also file libraries and<br />
bulletins. Conferences are focused on topics, like politics, games, multimedia and<br />
product support.<br />
Connect time<br />
A term used for the hours, minutes, and seconds that a user is connected to an online<br />
service. On several commercial services, users have to pay for connect time.<br />
Characters per second. See Bits per second.<br />
Coding for privacy.<br />
cps<br />
Cryptography<br />
Cyrillic<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are several different coding systems for Cyrillic characters (Russian). Most<br />
important are the KOI 8 Unix standard, and CP 1225, primarily used for Microsoft<br />
Windows.<br />
Cyrillic fonts and keyboard maps are available from several sources. See<br />
http://www.free.net/Docs/cyrillic/notes.en.html IRU LQIRUPDWLRQ<br />
Data<br />
Information of any kind, including binary, decimal or hexadecimal numbers, integer<br />
numbers, text strings, etc.<br />
Database<br />
A database is a highly structured file (or set of files) that tries to provide all the<br />
information assigned to a particular subject and to allow programs to access only items<br />
they need.<br />
<strong>Online</strong> services offer databases that users can search to find full text or<br />
bibliographic references to desired topics.<br />
DCE/DTE<br />
Data Communications Equipment/Data Terminal Equipment. Equipment connected to<br />
an RS232 connector must be either a DCE (like a modem or a printer) or a DTE<br />
(computer or terminal). <strong>The</strong> term defines the types of equipment that will "talk" and<br />
"listen."<br />
Decompression<br />
Files available from online archives are often compressed to save space, and reduce<br />
retrieval time. A FAQ about how to decompress 'anything' is regularly posted to the<br />
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