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I I-bar, I-beam the shape of the mouse pointer in a text editing environment. See INSERTION POINT. FIGURE 133. I-bar (I-beam) cursor. I-triple-E see IEEE. I2 see INTERNET 2. IA-32  (Intel  Architecture-32) the architecture of the Intel 80386, 80486, and Pentium microprocessors, used on the majority of the computers in existence today. Contrast IA-64. IA-64  [...]

HZ way of publishing hypertext on the Internet, using many different c puters as servers for different parts of the information. See WORLD W WEB; HTML; BROWSER. Hyphenation hyphenation the practice of breaking words between syllables at the en a line so that the lines will be more nearly the same length. Most desktop publishing [...]

HTTPS HTTPS a variation of HTTP that uses SSL encryption for security. Hub hub a device for joining multiple Ethernet cables by copying all the data packets onto all the cables. Hubs are only suitable for use with very lightly loaded networks. Compare SWITCH (definition 2); ROUTER. Hue hue color (red vs. green vs. orange, [...]

HTML HYPERLINK; IMAGE MAP. 3. the exact spot of a pointer (or any mouse cursor) that must touch an object in order to select it. The very tip of the arrow is the hot spot for the pointer. Hot-Swappable hot-swappable able to be replaced (swapped out) while a computer is pow- ered on and running. [...]

Home /home in UNIX, a directory that contains individual users’ home directories. home directory the main directory belonging to a particular user of a UNIX system or of a file server shared by multiple users. Home Page 1. the main WEB PAGE for a person or organization; the page that users are expected to read [...]

High Sierra format Hierarchical hierarchical arranged in such a way that some items are above or below others in a tree-like structure. Examples of hierarchies include the orga- nizational chart of a corporation, the arrangement of directories on a disk, and the arrangement of windows on a screen (because some of the windows are within [...]

HFS TABLE 8 HEXADECIMAL NUMBERS AND DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS (Part 2) 80 = 128 A0 = 160 C0 = 192 E0 = 224 81 = 129 A1 = 161 C1 = 193 E1 = 225 82 = 130 A2 = 162 C2 = 194 E2 = 226 83 = 131 A3 = 163 C3 = 195 [...]

Heuristic FIGURE 128. Helvetica (normal weight) Heuristic heuristic a method of solving problems that involves intelligent trial and error. By contrast, an algorithmic solution method is a clearly specified procedure that is guaranteed to give the correct answer. (See ALGO- RITHM.) For example, there is no known algorithm that tells how to play a perfect [...]

HD DVD by Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc., Norcross, Georgia). Almost all modems nowadays are Hayes compatible. Modems need not be Hayes compatible in order to communicate with each other. Hayes compatibility refers only to the commands used by the computer to control the modem. They are often called the AT COMMAND SET and begin with [...]

Hertz given a specific use. For example, when a C# program creates character strings, it typically places them in space obtained from its heap. Heat Sink heat sink a device to carry heat away from an electronic component. The heat sink for a CPU is typically a chunk of metal with fins or fingers, accompanied [...]