Comp Tia Flashcards Set 4 (25 cards) IEEE - MPEG
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COMP TIA FLASHCARDSSET 4
(IEEE – MPEG)
CIS 140, Susan K. Smith, TVCC,
Fall Quarter 2011
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE
The IEEE is best known for developing standards for the computer and electronics industry.
IEEE
IIS
Internet Information Server
IIS
Microsoft's Web server that runs on Windows NT platforms.
IIS
IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
IMAP
A protocol for retrieving e-mail messages.
IMAP
IP
Internet Protocol
IP
IP specifies the format of packets, also called datagrams, and the addressing scheme.
IP
IPSEC
Internet Protocol Security
IPSEC
A set of protocols developed by the IETF to support secure exchange of packets at the IP layer.
IPSEC
IPX
Internetwork Packet eXchange
IPX
Networking protocol used by the Novell NetWare operating systems.
IPX
IRQ
Interrupt ReQuest
IRQ
IRQs are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor.
IRQ
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
ISA
The bus architecture used in the IBM PC/XT and PC/AT.
ISA
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
ISDN
An international communications standard for sending voice, video, and data over digital telephone lines or normal telephone wires.
ISDN
ISO
Industry Standards Organization
ISO
ISO is not an acronym; instead, the name derives from the Greek word which means equal. Founded in 1946, ISO is an international organization composed of national standards bodies from over 75 countries.
ISO
ISP
Internet Service Provider
ISP
A company that provides access to the Internet.
ISP
LAN
Local Area Network
LAN
A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings. However, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via telephone lines and radio waves.
LAN
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LED
An electronic device that lights up when electricity is passed through it.
LED
LPT
Line Printer Terminal
LPT
A name frequently used by operating systems to identify a printer.
LPT
MAC
Media Access Control
MAC
A hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.
MAC
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MAN
A data network designed for a town or city. In terms of geographic breadth, MANs are larger than local-area networks (LANs), but smaller than wide-area networks (WANs).
MAN
Mb
megabit
Mb
Used to describe data storage of 1,024 kilobits.
Mb
MB
megabyte
MB
A megabyte is typically described as 1,000,000 bytes but is more exactly, 1,048,576 bytes.
MB
MBR
Master Boot Record
MBR
A small program that is executed when a computer boots up.
MBR
MHz
megahertz
MHz
One MHz represents one million cycles per second. The speed of microprocessors, called the clock speed, is measured in megahertz.
MHz
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIDI
A standard adopted by the electronic music industry for controlling devices, such as synthesizers and sound cards that emit music.
MIDI
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
MMC
An application that developers use to write tools called snap-ins for administering Windows-based environments.
MMC
MMX
MultiMedia eXtensions
MMX
A set of 57 multimedia instructions built into Intel microprocessors and other x86-compatible microprocessors.
MMX
MP3
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
MP3
The name of the file extension and also the name of the type of file for MPEG, audio layer 3. Layer 3 is one of three coding schemes (layer 1, layer 2 and layer 3) for the compression of audio signals.
MP3
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
MPEG
The term also refers to the family of digital video compression standards and file formats developed by the group. MPEG generally produces better-quality video than competing formats, such as Video for Windows, Indeo and QuickTime.
MPEG
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