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What Is User-Centred Design?

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User-centred design is an approach to application or web design that places users at the centre of every phase of the design process. The main goal is to optimise the product for end users.

What Is A Thumbnail?

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A thumbnail is a small representation of a larger image. They are often used to provide snapshots of several images in a single space so that they are easier and faster to look at.

What Is Website Structure?

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Website structure, also known as website architecture, refers to how the pages of a website are organised and connected to each other.

What Is Flat Design?

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Flat design is a simple user interface design that uses simple elements, typography, and flat colours. It focuses on minimalism, functionality, and usability without using shading or extra details to make graphics look 3D.

What Is A Video Card?

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A video card is a hardware component that sends graphical information to a display device, such as a monitor or projector. It processes data in the form of pixels, which make up images.

What Is A Heat Sink?

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A heat sink is a component that absorbs excessive or unwanted heat. It is made out of metal and is attached to the processor with a thermal material that draws the heat from away the processor towards the heat sink.

What Is System Software?

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System software is the most important type of software installed on a computer that directly controls the hardware and provides an environment or platform for all the other types of software to work in.

What Is Application Software?

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Application software is a type of software designed to fulfil a specific need or perform specific tasks other than one relating to the operation or maintenance of a computer.

What Is Big Data?

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Big data is a digital technology which allows businesses to collect and combine data from multiple sources.

What Is Public Domain?

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The public domain consists of work that is available to the public as a whole and not subject to copyright.

What Is Webmail?

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Webmail is an email service that can be accessed through a web browser without the need to download any software.

What Is Bricking?

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Bricking happens when an electronic device loses its functionality, making it unusable. This term comes from the fact that the electronic device is as useful as a brick.

What Is An iFrame?

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An iframe, also known as an inline frame is used to load a separate webpage within a HTML document. It is supported by HTML5 and is included in the latest HTML5 specifications.

What Is Green Software?

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Green software, also known as sustainable software is a type of software that is designed to minimise environmental impact. Green software tends to be faster, whilst using less energy, meaning lower energy costs and increased efficiency.

What Is A Memory Leak?

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A memory leak is a programming error that happens when a program fails to release memory that is no longer needed, gradually consuming more memory until none is left.

What Are Media Queries?

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Media queries are a CSS functionality that allows different style rules to be defined based on the width and height of the viewport, orientation of the viewport, and screen resolution.

What Is HEIC?

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Stands for High Efficiency Image Container. HEIC is a file format used to store photos in a compressed format in order to save space.

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What Is WebP?

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WebP is an open-source raster graphic image format developed by Google intended to reduce the size of images on the web.

What Is A Data Breach?

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A data breach is an intentional or unintentional exposure of confidential or sensitive information to unauthorised people.

What Is Cryptography?

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Cryptography is the practice of securing information by transforming it into a secure format. This ensures that only the person who is meant to see the information can view it and no unintended recipients can understand it.

What Is POST?

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Stands for Power On Self Test. POST is a series of checks to ensure that all hardware is working properly before starting the boot process.

What Are System Resources?

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System resources are physical or virtual components of a computer system that provide the capabilities and are used to perform tasks efficiently.

What Is Source Code?

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Source code is a set of instructions, functions, and other statements written in a programming language used to make a website, app, or computer program work as intended.

What Is Vapourware?

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Vapourware is a type of software or hardware that has been announced to the general public, but is not yet released and is unlikely to be released any time soon, if ever.

What Is Hypertext?

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Hypertext is a text format that provides references (hyperlinks) to other text, allowing users to navigate from one page to another in a web browser.

What Is An Advertising ID?

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An advertising ID is a unique user ID assigned to a device that enables third-party tracking across multiple apps. This advertising ID is stored on the operating system and used to create profiles to provide personalised ads in apps.

What Is Green Computing?

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Green computing, also known as green IT, or sustainable computing, is the environmentally responsible and eco-friendly use of computers and resources.

What Is A Screen Reader?

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A screen reader is an accessibility software application that converts on-screen text to speech. This helps people with visual impairments to understand digital content and navigate the web.

What Is A Taskbar?

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A taskbar is a bar located at the bottom of a display of a graphical user interface (GUI) that shows which windows are currently open and allows quick access to favourite applications.

What Is Web Application Development?

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Web application development is the process of building, designing, and testing web applications that will be stored on web servers and provided to other users over the internet.

What Is Computerhelp4all?

Computerhelp4all is a site with articles for everyone about the topic of computing, as suggested in the name '4all'.

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What Is User-Centred Design?

What Is A Thumbnail?

What Is Website Structure?

What Is Flat Design?

What Is A Video Card?

What Is A Heat Sink?

What Is System Software?

What Is Application Software?

What Is Big Data?

What Is Public Domain?

What Is Webmail?

What Is Bricking?

What Is An iFrame?

What Is Green Software?

What Is A Memory Leak?

What Are Media Queries?

What Is HEIC?

What Is WebP?

What Is A Data Breach?

What Is Cryptography?

What Is POST?

What Are System Resources?

What Is Source Code?

What Is Vapourware?

What Is Hypertext?

What Is An Advertising ID?

What Is Green Computing?

What Is A Screen Reader?

What Is A Taskbar?

What Is Web Application Development?

What Is Computerhelp4all?

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