Graphical User Interface(GUI)

A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics capabilities to make the program easier to use. GUI's feature the basic components like the pointer, icons, desktop & menus. The GUI have made computers much more user friendly.

Word Processor

Word processors set up and prepare materials on a computer using a keyboard and word processing software, such as reports, letters etc. The word processor uses word processing commands to format the material and instruct the machine to correct spelling or grammar errors, number pages automatically, adjust the margins or line length, or perform a host of other functions. Once completed, the Word Processor can print out and arrange copies of the document.

Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is a grid that organizes data into columns and rows. Spreadsheets make it easy to display information, and people can insert formulas to work with the data. For example, there is a particular icon that has a formula to sum up numbers that are given. This icon is called auto sum. Information can also be sorted and filtered.

DBMS (Database Management System)

The database management system, or DBMS, is a computer software program that is designed as the means of managing all databases that are currently installed on a system hard drive or network.

Utility Suites

Utility software is a kind of system software designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and maintain the computer. Utility software should be contrasted with application software, which allows users to do things like creating text documents, playing games, listening to music or surfing the web.

Web Authoring

A category of software that enables the user to develop a Web site in a desktop publishing format. The software will generate the required HTML coding for the layout of the Web pages based on what the user designs.

Audio Editing Software

A digital audio editor is a computer application for audio editing, i.e. manipulating digital audio.

Bitmap Images

A bitmap is a type of graphic composed of pixels (picture element) in a grid. Each pixel or "bit" contains color information for the image. Bitmap graphics formats have a fixed resolution which means that resizing a bitmap graphic can result in distortion and jagged edges. Some common bitmap formats are GIF, JPG or JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PICT, PCX, and BMP.

HTML Editor

Also called an authoring tool, an HTML editor is a software program that inserts HTML code as you create a HTML file. Some editors will provide a word processing GUI enabling users to create HTML documents without knowing any HTML code.

Image Editor

A graphics program that provides a variety of special features for altering bit-mapped images. The difference between image editors and paint programs is not always clear-cut, but in general image editors are specialized for modifying bit-mapped images, such as scanned photographs, whereas paint programs are specialized for creating images.

Multimedia

As the name implies, multimedia is the integration of multiple forms of media. This includes text, graphics, audio, video, etc.

Vector Images

Unlike JPEGs, GIFs, and BMP images, vector graphics are not made up of a grid of pixels. Instead, vector graphics are comprised of geometric shapes or objects. Because these objects can be defined by mathematical equations, they can easily be resized, coloured, textured and manipulated.

URL

A URL is the website of a specific Web site or file on the Internet. URL stands for "Uniform Resource Locator", since it's so long it's shortened to URL. To be identified specifically, all URLs have two parts: a protocol & a domain name. The first part of a URL indicates what kind of resource it is addressing whereas the second part of a URL is the name of the resource.

HTML

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language, which is the basic building blocks of webpages. HTML codes are written in the form of HTML elements consisting of tags enclosed in brackets within the web page content. The browser then interprets the HTML codes and displays the documents as a Web page.

Javascript

Javascript is a programming language created by Sun Microsystems, Inc. in 1994. . It's a method of manipulating webpages on a user's computer, without the need for refreshing the page. used to trigger simple interactive features, such as opening new browser windows and checking information entered in online forms.

Applets

It's a short form for "Java Application." Java applet is a short application (program) which is written using the Java programming language. Any Java applet can be included in an HTML page, much in the same way an image is included, using 'applet' tags. Java applets are the only safety way to add application (program) on your Web pages.

Blog

A blend of the term "web log", is a website or a type of website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. It is known as an online journal, the new-age journal so people no longer have to worry of their diaries being found!

Wikis

The simplest online database that could possibly work. Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the internet.

FTP

A shorten form of "File Transfer Protocol." File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to copy a file from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server. FTP users may authenticate themselves using a clear-text sign-in protocol but can connect anonymously if the server is configured to allow it.

Plug-In

Plugin meta-data is a .plugin file that contains plugin information. Every plugin should have exactly one meta-data file. This file is used by plugin manager to identify the plugin and know the details prior to activation. Because there are some fields which require translation, a .plugin.in file is written instead, from which the .plugin file will be derived after necessary translation.

Filters

It is a program that is designed to accept a certain type of data as an input, transforms it & outputs the transformed data.

Internet Security Suite

It contains a suite of utilities to maintain the security of the computer. Utilities such as spam blocker, antivirus, personal firewall & pop-up blocker are included. These are to protect the computer against virus or threats online that can corrupt your computer.

Webmaster

A webmaster is a person responsible for maintaning one or many websites. The duties of the webmaster may include ensuring that the web servers, hardware, and software are operating accurately, designing the website, generating and revising web pages, replying to user comments, and examining traffic through the site

Computer Support Specialist

A computer support specialist assist users who are having problems with software, computers or peripherals such as printers and scanners. Computer support specialist are also known as a technical support specialist

Techincal Writer

A technical writer is a person who is responsible writing and editing technical documentation for the organization's product. This person mus have excellent research skills, must be able to organize their ideas, and be able to translate technical terms into text that any reader can understand

Software Engineer

A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything that contains software, such as computer chips, work

Network Administration

A network administrator is a person responsible for the maintenance of the computer hardware and software that comprises a computer network. This normally includes deploying, configuring, maintaning, monitoring active network equipment.

Database Administration

A database administrator is a person responsible for the design, implementation, maintainance, and repair of an organization's database. The role includes development and design of database strategies, monitoring, and improving database performance and capacity, and planning for future expansion requirments

System Analyst

Computer systems analysts analyze business or scientific tasks and plan and develop the hardware systems and software that allow a computer to complete these tasks. These analysts, sometimes called systems analysts, may also work on improving computer systems already in use.

Programmer

Computer systems analysts analyze business or scientific tasks and plan and develop the hardware systems and software that allow a computer to complete these tasks. These analysts, sometimes called systems analysts, may also work on improving computer systems already in use. Systems programmers write programs to maintain and control systems software that may run systems such as a large office's computer network.