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Packaged Softwares : Mass-produced,copy righted retail softwares that meets the needs of a wide variety of users, not just a single user or a organization.
Page Description language (PDL): Software that tells the printer how to layout the content of a printed page.
Page layout : Process of arranging text and graphics in a document on a page.
Paging : Technique of swaping data between memory and storage.
Palm OS : Scaled-down operating system that runs on smart phones and PDAs.
Parallel Port : Type of interface that connects devices to the system unit by transferring more than one bit at a time ;block of bits.
Parallel processing : Processing method that uses multiple processors simultaneously to execute a single program or task in order to speed processing times.
Participatory Web : Websites that allows users to modify Website contents ,provide a means for users to share personal information and have application softwares built into the site for visitors to use .
Passive-matrix Display : LCD monitors or screen technology that uses fewer transistors ,requires less power and is less expensive .
Password : Private combination of characters associated with the user name that allows access to certain computer resouces.
Pasting : Process of transferring information/data from a clipboard to a specific location in a document or folder or drive.
PC Cards : Thin , credit card-sized removeable flash memory devices that fits into a PC Card slot and used to add memory ,storage ,communications, multimedia and security capabilities to a computer.
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI): Highh speed expension bus that connects higher speed devices.
Pen Drive : Flash memory devices that plugs in a USB port on a computer and portable device.
Pen Input : Input device used to write , draw, and tap on aflat surface to enter input.
Pentium : Family of Intel processors used by less expensive ,basic PCs.
Performance Monitors : Operating system programs that assesses and reoprts information about various computer devices and resources.
Peripherals : Devices that connect to a system unit and is controlled by the processor in the computer.
Perpendicular Recording :Storage technique in which magnetic particles are aligned vertically, or perpendicular to the disk's surface ,making much greater storage capacities possible.
Personal Computer : Computer that can perform all of its input ,processing , output and storage activities by itself and contains processors ,memory and one or more input ,output and storage devices.
Personal computer maintanace Utility : Utility programs that identifies and fixes operating system problems detects and repair disk problems and includes the capability of improving a computer's performance.
Personal computer Memory Card International Association : Association that developed the standards for PC cards to help ensure the interchangeability of the cards among mobile computers.
Persona Digital Assistant (PDA) :Lightweight mobile device that provides personal organizer functions such as a calender,appointment book,address book, calculator and notepad.
Personal Desktop Publishing (DTP) Softwares : Application softwares that helps home ,small office users to create newsletters,brochures,advertisements,post-cards,greeting cards, letterhead,busniess cards, banners, calanders,logos and web pages.
Personal Firewall : Utility program that detects and protect the personal computer from unauthorized intrusions.
Personal Identification Number(PIN) : Numeric password ,either assigned by a company or selected by a user.
Personal Information Manger(PIM) : Application software that includes features to help users to organize personal information.
Phishing : Scam in which perpetrator attempts to obtain personal or financial information.
Phishing Filter : Program that warns or blocks user from potentially fraudulent or suspicious Web sites.
Photo sharing community : Specific type of social networking Websites that allows users to create an online photo album to store and share their digital photos.
PicBridge: Standard technology used with photo printers that allows user to print picture directly from a digital camera by connecting a cable from the digital camera to a USB port on printer.
Pipelining : Concept in which processor begain fetching a second instruction before it completes the machine cycle for the first instruction.
Pixel : Smallest element of a image;short of picture element.
Pixel per Inch (ppi) : Number of pixel in one inch of screen display.
Plasma Monitor : Display device that uses plasma technology ,which sanwiches a layerof gas between two glass plates.
Platform : Set of programs containing instructions that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware resources.
Platter : component of the hard disk that is made of aluminum ,glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows data to be recorded magnetically on its surface.
Player: Software used to listen to an audio and viedo file on computer.
Plotters : Sophisticated printers that produce high-quality drawings such as blueprints,maps and circuit diagrams using row of charged wires(styli) to draw an electrostatic pattern on specially coated paper and then fuse toner to the pattern.
Plug and Play : Technology that gives the computer the capability to configure adapter cards and other peripheral automatically as a user install them.
Plug-in : Small Program that extend the capability of browsers.
PNG : Graphics format that improves upon the GIF format.
Pocket Hard drive: Type of miniature hard disk that is self-contained unit user insert in and remove from a slot or USB port in a device or a computer.
Podcast: Recorded audio stored on a website that can be downloaded to a computer or a portable media player such as iPod.
Point-and-shoot camera:Affordable and light weight camera that provides acceptable quality photographics images for home
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Pointing Devices: Input devices that allows users to control the pointer on the screen.
Pointing Stick: Pressure sensitive pointing device shaped like a pencil eraser that is position between keys on keyboard and moved by pushing the pointing stick with a fingure.
Pop-up Ad : Internet advertisement that suddenly appear in new window in the foreground of aa web page displayed in the user's browsers.
Pop-up Blocker : Filtering programs that stops pop-up ads from displying o web pages.
Port : Point at which peripheral attaches or communicate with system unit so it cab send data to or recieve information from the computer.
Port Replicator : External device that attaches to a mobile computers to provide connection to peripherals through ports built into the replicator.
Portable : Capability to remove from one computer and carried to another computer.
Portal : website that offers varity of internet services from a single, convenient location.
Post : Add article to newsgroup.
Post office Protocol(POP) :Communication standars ,rule used by incoming mails servers.
Postage printer :Special type of albel printer that prints postage stamps.
PostScript : Standard language by professionals in the destop publishing and graphics art fields,designed for complex document with intense graphics and colors.
Power-on Self Test (POST) : Series of test that is executed by the BIOS to make sure the computer hardware is connected and operating properly when system boots.
Power Supply : Component of the system unit that converts wall outlet AC power into DC power that is used by the computer.
Power User : Users who requires the capabilities of a work station or other powerful computers.
Predictive Text Input : Smart phone technology where pressing one key on keyboard for each latter in a word and software predict the word user want.
Preemptive Multitasking : Process in which the operating system interrupts a program that is executing and passes control to another program waiting to be executed.
Print : placing a copy of document on paper.
Print Spooler : Program that intercepts documents to be printed from the operating system and places them in a queue.
Printer: Output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium such as paper or transparency film.
Printer Control Language : Standard printer language that supports the fonts and lauout used in standard office documents.
Printout : Printed information that exists physically and is a more permanent form of output than that presented on a display device.
Product Activation : Technique that software manufacturers use to ensure that software is not installed on computers then legally lincensed.
Program : series of instructions that tells the computer what to do and how to do ,aslo called softwares.
Programmable Read only memory (PROM) :Blank chip on which a programmer can write a program permanently .
Project Management Software: Application softwares that allows a user to plan,shedule, track, and analyze the events,resources and cost of the project.
Proprietary Softwares: Software that is privately owned and limited to a seocific vendor or computer model.
Public Domain Softwares : Free software that has been donated for public use and has no copyright restriction.
Publish : Process of creating a Web page and making it available on the internet for other to see and use.
Pull : Request information from the web servers.
Push : process of a Web server sending content to a computer at regular intervals, such as current score s or weather reports.