All visitors are logged and counted. Click on this icon to view the visitor-statistics. The grand encyclopedia of computer terminology This encyclopedia is compiled by produkties.uithuizen.net This explains the most common computerterms which you can encounter. This list was compiled from several sources. It does not explain HTML commands in detail because for this purpose another encyclopedia is available.The most recent update of this document can be found at: http://www.uithuizen.net/encyclopedia/terms.php Choose a list of terms you want to see .A-.Z   0-9   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L    M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z Type a term you want to search for: and You want more information? Well click on these links: Random House Personal Computer Dictionary q      QBE   QWORD 16 items available in this category QBE See query by example. Qcbar/AdultLinks Known spyware or adware. QIC The abbreviation for quarter-inch cartridge. QIC tapes are among the most popular tapes used for backing up personal computers. QIC tapes are divided into two general classes: full-size and minicartridge. The full-size cartridges are often referred to as DC 6000 cartridges, and minicartridges are called DC 2000 cartridges. The QIC-40 and QIC-80 standards are sometimes referred to as floppy tape standards because they are designed to use a personal computer´s existing floppy disk drive controller instead of requiring a customized controller. The various QIC standards are controlled by a consortium of manufacturers called the Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc. The term QIC, therefore, is used to refer both to the type of tape and to the standards-producing organization. QQPASS.E Known spyware or adware. QQPASS.F Known spyware or adware. quarter-inch cartridge See QIC. query (n) A request for information from a database or search commando performed on search engines on the Internet. There are three general methods for posing queries: choosing parameters from a menu: In this method, the database system presents a list of parameters from which you can choose. This is perhaps the easiest way to pose a query because the menus guide you, but it is also the least flexible. query by example (QBE). query language. (v) To make a request for information from a database or search engine. query by example In database management systems, query by example (QBE) refers to a method of forming queries in which the database program displays a blank record with a space for each field. You can then enter conditions for each field that you want to be included in the query . For example, if you wanted to find all records where the AGE field is greater than 65, you would enter >65 in the AGE field blank. QBE systems are considered easier to learn than formal query languages. query language A specialized language for requesting information from a database. For example, the query SELECT ALL WHERE age > 30 AND name Smith requests all records in which the name-field is Smith and the Age field has a value greater than 30. The de facto standard for query languages is SQL. It is the most complex but also the most powerful method to retrieve information from a database. queue (v) To line up. In computer science, queuing refers to lining up jobs for a computer or device. For example, if you want to print a number of documents, the operating system (or a special print spooler) queues the documents by placing them in a special area called a print buffer or print queue. The printer then pulls the documents off the queue one at a time. Another term for this is print spooling. The order in which a system executes jobs on a queue depends on the priority system being used. Most commonly, jobs are executed in the same order that they were placed on the queue, but in some schemes certain jobs are given higher priority. (n) (1) A group of jobs waiting to be executed. (2) In programming, a queue is a data structure in which elements are removed in the same order they were entered. This is often referred to as FIFO (first in, first out). In contrast, a stack is a data structure in which elements are removed in the reverse order from which they were entered. This is referred to as LIFO (last in, first out). See also FEFO, FILO, FIFO, LIFO. QuickFlicks Known spyware or adware. QuickTime A video and animation system developed by Apple Computer. QuickTime is built into the Macintosh operating system and is used by most Mac applications that include video or animation. PCs can also run files in QuickTime format, but they require a special QuickTime driver. On the PC side, QuickTime is competing with a number of other standards, including AVI, Indeo, and Cinepak. quit To exit a program in an orderly way. Compare with abort, which exits a program in an unorderly fashion. quote 1) This symbol: *´*. 2) Text or a part of it in a reply of an E-mail message which originates from the original message. QWERTY keyboard Pronounced kwer-tee, refers to the arrangement of keys on a standard English computer keyboard or typewriter. The name derives from the first six characters on the top alphabetic line of the keyboard. The arrangement of characters on a QWERTY keyboard was designed in 1868 by Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter. According to a popular myth, Sholes arranged the keys in their odd fashion to prevent jamming on mechanical typewriters by separating commonly used letter combinations. However, there is no evidence to support this assertion, except that the arrangement does, in fact, inhibit fast typing. With the emergence of ball-head electric typewriters and computer keyboards, on which jamming is not an issue, new keyboards designed for speed typing have been invented. The best-known is called a Dvorak keyboard. Despite their more rational designs, these new keyboards have not received wide acceptance. QWORD Quad-WORD. Eight bytes. See also DWORD, PWORD. This encyclopedia is for informational purposes only. All (registered) trademarks mentioned are property of their respective owners. No infringement of third party rights intended. The author cannot garantuee that the information presented is complete or that it contains no errors.