C programming language
A high-level programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs in the mid 1970s.
Cable Modem
A cable modem is a device that enables you to hook up your PC to a local cable TV line and receive data at about 1.5 Mbps.
Cache
A cache (pronounced CASH) is a place to store something more or less temporarily.
CAD
Acronym for computer-aided design. A CAD system is a combination of hardware and software that enables...
Caddy
A caddy is the plastic case that enclosed a CD-ROM disk in the period when players required them.
CAE
Abbreviation of computer-aided engineering, computer systems that analyze engineering designs.
CAM
(1) Short for channel access method, a protocol for how data is transmitted in the bottom two layers of the OSI model.
CD-Bridge Disc
A CD-Bridge Disc (sometimes just called a bridge disc) is a compact disc (CD) format that includes extra information...
CD-I
CD-i (Compact Disc - interactive) is the multimedia CD format specified in 1986 (in the Green Book).
CDMA
Short for Code-Division Multiple Access, a digital cellular technology that uses spread- spectrum techniques.
CD-R
CD-R (for compact disc, recordable) is a type of write once, read many (WORM) compact disc (CD) format that allows one-time recording on a disc.
CD-ROM
CD-ROM (Compact Disc, read-only-memory) is an adaptation of the CD that is designed to store computer data...
CD-ROM XA
CD-ROM XA (Compact Disc - read-only-memory, extended architecture) is a modification of CD-ROM that defines...
CD-RW
CD-RW (for compact disc, rewritable) is a compact disc (CD) format that allows repeated recording on a disc.
Circuit Switching
A type of communications in which a dedicated channel (or circuit) is established for the duration of a transmission.
Clock Speed
In a computer, clock speed refers to the number of pulses per second generated by an oscillator that sets the tempo for the processor.
CLV
Short for Constant Linear Velocity, a method used by most older CD-ROM players to access data.
CMOS
CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) is the semiconductor technology used in the transistors...
CODEC
1) In communications engineering, the term codec is used in reference to integrated circuits, or chips that perform data conversion.
Compiler
A compiler is a special program that processes statements written in a particular programming language...
CPU
Abbreviation of central processing unit, and pronounced as separate letters. The CPU is the brains of the computer.

 
 
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