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What is Javascript?

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Submitted: 12 Oct 2006
Updated: 22 May 2007

Javascript is a programming language. Javascript was engineered at Sun Microsystems with the intention of creating a method of manipulating webpages on a user's computer, without the need for refreshing the page. The first web browser that supported ... [more]



What is Jdate?

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Submitted: 19 Mar 2007
Updated: 7 Jan 2008

Jdate.com is an online dating service owned and operated by Spark Networks. Jdate specializes in providing service to Jewish singles interested in long-term relationships. While users of other faiths are not explicitly barred from using the service, ... [more]



What is Joost?

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Submitted: 14 Jul 2007
Updated: 24 Nov 2007

Joost in an Internet television distribution system. Created by the founders of Kazaa and Skype, Joost uses P2P technology similar to those two applications. However, whereas Kazaa was designed primarily for delivering unmoderated content and Skype w... [more]



What is Kazaa?

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Submitted: 27 Apr 2007

Kazaa is a popular P2P file sharing client. Originally based upon the proprietary Morpheus P2P client and it's FastTrack network, Kazaa diverged from Morpheus compatibility in early 2002 due to licensing disputes. After the split, Kazaa had become th... [more]



What is KDE?

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Submitted: 4 Jan 2007
Updated: 22 May 2007

KDE is a graphical desktop environment for Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux. In addition to a basic desktop, KDE includes many popular types of software including a text editor, a web browser, an office suite, an email client, a PIM... [more]



What is a Kernel?

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Submitted: 23 Feb 2007
Updated: 22 May 2007

The kernel is the central part of an operating system, that directly controls the computer hardware. Usually, the kernel is the first of the user-installed software on a computer, booting directly after the BIOS. Operating system kernels are specific... [more]



What is a Keyboard?

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Submitted: 3 Jul 2007
Updated: 7 Jan 2008

A keyboard is a computer hardware input device. Originally based upon the design of the mechanical typewriter, computer keyboards have evolved with technological advances much as other computer hardware has evolved. New ergonomic keyboards can cost a... [more]



What is a Keylogger?

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Submitted: 19 May 2007
Updated: 7 Jan 2008

A keylogger is a program that records all input from the keyboard. Although often installed by malware on computers running Microsoft Windows, keyloggers are available for all operating systems and can be installed like any other software. System adm... [more]



What is the Kyoto Protocol?

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Submitted: 10 Oct 2007
Updated: 9 Dec 2007

The Kyoto Protocol is the first legally binding update to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UNFCCC was developed at the 1992 Earth Day summit in Rio de Janeiro with the intention of balancing worldwide greenhouse gas emission... [more]



What is a Laser?

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Submitted: 23 Jun 2007
Updated: 9 Dec 2007

Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The term originally referred to devices capable of emitting monochromatic (or near-monochromatic) light. As the devices developed and entered into almost every type indu... [more]


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