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EBOOK
Electronic Book

EDO
Extended Data Out

EIDE
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics

ENIAC
Electronic Numerical Integrator Analyser and Computer (First fully electronic digital computer)

E-ZINE
Electronic Magazine

EDO RAM
Extended data out random access memory.

ECC
Error correcting code.

Expansion slot
A strip of connectors on a motherboard into which an adapter card is plugged.

E-Mail
E-Mail or electronic mail is a electronic message sent over a network or the internet.

Encrypting
Coding of data so they only can be read using a code word.

Ethernet
The most wide spread standard for local networks (LAN). Developed by the Xerox Corporation.

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FAT
File Allocation Table

FDISK
Fixed Disk

FTP
File Transfer Protocol [Internet]

Folder
Contains a set of related files, also known as a director.

Format

A process that divides a disk into tracks and sectors.

Fragmentation
A process where files on a disk become scattered in different clusters. Fragmentation is corrected by defragging the
drive.

FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions.

Freeware

Gb
Gigabit (1,024 megabits) + (One Billion Bits of Information)

GB
Gigabyte (1,024 megabytes) + (One Billion Characters of Information)

GUI
Graphics user interface is a method of controlling software using on screen icons, dialog boxes, menus and objects that can be resized, with the arrow of a mouse.

GIF
Graphics interchange format is a compressed bitmap format, which is used for animated graphics on the web.

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HTML
Hypertext mark-up language is the coding used to control the look of documents on the Internet.

HIMEM
High Memory

HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol

HTTPS
HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure

Hz
Hertz

Homepage
Typically the first page of a web site.

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