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 z      Z   ZyncosMark 24 items available in this category Z Zero-result flag. The status flag that a CPU sets when the result of an operation is 0. ZCREW Known spyware or adware. ZEBROXY Known spyware or adware. Zero Insertion Force socket A chip socket that allows you to insert and remove a chip without special tools. zero wait state Refers to microprocessors that have no wait states; that is, they run at their maximum speed without waiting for slower memory chips. Also 0WS. ZeroPopUpBar Known spyware or adware. ZEZER Known spyware or adware. ZIF socket See Zero Insertion Force socket. ZINX Known spyware or adware. ZIP A popular data compression format for PCs. The actual utilities for compressing and expanding files according to the ZIP format are called PKZIP and PKUNZIP, respectively. Files that have been compressed with PKZIP usually end with a .ZIP extension. A special kind of zipped file is a self-extracting file, which ends with a .EXE extension. You can unzip a self-extracting file by simply executing it. ZIP drive A portable diskdrive system that makes use of a sort high-capacity floppy disk developed by Iomega Coporation. Zip disks are slightly larger than conventional floppy disks, and about twice as thick. They can hold 100MB of data and there is also a 250 MB variant. Because they are relatively inexpensive and durable, once they were popular media for backing up hard disks and for transporting large files. Zipclix Known spyware or adware. ZippyLookup Known spyware or adware. Zmodem An asynchronous communications protocol that provides faster data transfer rates and better error detection than Xmodem. In particular, Zmodem supports larger block sizes and enables the transfer to resume where it left off following a communications failure. zombie A zombie computer (often abbreviated zombie) is a computer attached to the Internet that has been compromised by a security cracker, a computer virus, or a trojan horse. Generally, a compromised machine is only one of many in a botnet, and will be used to perform malicious tasks of one sort or another under remote direction. Most owners of zombie computers are unaware that their system is being used in this way. Because the vector tends to be unconscious, these computers are metaphorically compared to a zombie. zonename Indication for the nature of an Internet service: .COM, .EDU, .GOV, .MIL, .NET, .ORG. zoom In graphical user interfaces, to make a window larger. Typically, there is a zoom box in one corner of the window. When you select the zoom box the first time, the system expands the window to fill the entire screen. (This is sometimes called maximizing.) When you select it again, the window shrinks to its original size. (This is sometimes called restoring.) Many applications also provide a zoom feature, which enlarges the view of an object enabling you to see more detail. ZSearch Known spyware or adware. ZSYANG.B Known spyware or adware. ZTGServerswitch Known spyware or adware. Zulu Time Time at 0 degrees longitude, or the meridian that passes through Greenwich, England. Also known as Greenwich Mean Time. Zy Search Known spyware or adware. Zyncos Known spyware or adware. ZyncosMark Known spyware or adware. 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.