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SMTP…USB…OLED…What does that mean?
A look at common abbreviations for today’s technology
T If you use a computer or handheld device, there is probably HDMI
a time when you were stumped by a term that did not make
High-Definition Multimedia Interface. This is a compact audio/
sense. Many of these abbreviations are used all the time, yet
video interface for transferring both audio and video files in an all-
many of us could not identify their real names. I will attempt to de-
mystify some of these enigmas. digital format. HDMI ports are found on TV’s, computers, video
games, A/V Receivers and many other audio and video devices. The
standard HDMI cable can carry standard, enhanced, high definition,
BLUETOOTH and 3D video signals; up to 8 channels of digital audio and an
This wireless technology enables communication between Bluetooth- Ethernet data connection. All in a small cable, replacing the white,
compatible devices. It is used for short-range connections between red, yellow, green and blue cables that were used to connect audio
desktop and laptop computers, ‘smart’ phones, digital cameras,
and video equipment in the past.
scanners and printers. Bluetooth signals have just a 30-foot range,
which somewhat limits its use but also makes it less susceptible to HTML
interference or infiltration. Hyper-Text Markup Language. This is the language that Web pages
Blu-Ray (BD) are written in. Also known as hypertext documents, Web pages must
conform to the rules of HTML in order to be displayed correctly in
With their high storage capacity, Blu-ray discs can hold and play a Web browser.
back large quantities of high-definition video and audio, as well
as photos, data and other digital content. Blu-ray players can play IMAP
traditional DVD’s, but traditional DVD players cannot play Blu-ray Internet Message Access Protocol and is pronounced “eye-map.”
discs. A single-layer Blu-ray disc, which is the same size as a DVD, Most e-mail client programs such as Microsoft Outlook and Mac
can hold up to 27 GB of data -- that’s more than two hours of high- OS X Mail allow you to specify what kind of protocol your mail
definition video or about 13 hours of standard video. By comparison, server uses. If you use your ISP’s (Internet Service Provider’s)
a standard DVD can hold just 4.7 GB (gigabytes) of information. mail service, you should check with them to find out if their mail
DHCP server uses IMAP or POP3 mail. It is a method of accessing e-mail
messages on a server without having to download them to your local
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network server uses this hard drive. The advantage of using an IMAP mail server is that users
protocol to dynamically assign IP addresses to networked computers. can check their mail from multiple computers and always see the
The DHCP server waits for a computer to connect to it, then assigns same messages. Most webmail systems are IMAP based, which
it an IP address from a master list stored on the server. DHCP helps allows people to access to both their sent and received messages no
in setting up large networks, since IP addresses don’t have to be matter what computer they use to check their mail.
manually assigned to each computer on the network. Because of the
efficient automation used with DHCP, it is the most commonly used IP
networking protocol. Internet Protocol. (See TCP/IP above) People often use the term
DNS “IP” when referring to an IP address, which is OK. The two terms are
not necessarily synonymous, but when you ask what somebody’s IP
is, most people will know that you are referring to their IP address.
Domain Name System is the process for naming computers,
services, or any resource connected to the Internet. An easy way to
explain the Domain Name System is that it serves as the phone book OLED
for the Internet by translating human-friendly computer names into OLED, or Organic Light Emitting Diodes, are an offshoot of
IP addresses. For example, typing in http://74.125.224.72 will take existing conventional LED technology (see LED above). OLED
you to Google’s home page, but typing Google is easier to remember technology takes this same idea as LED, but flattens it. Rather than
than that string of numbers!
108 Life in Naples | January 2015
SMTP…USB…OLED…What does that mean?
A look at common abbreviations for today’s technology
T If you use a computer or handheld device, there is probably HDMI
a time when you were stumped by a term that did not make
High-Definition Multimedia Interface. This is a compact audio/
sense. Many of these abbreviations are used all the time, yet
video interface for transferring both audio and video files in an all-
many of us could not identify their real names. I will attempt to de-
mystify some of these enigmas. digital format. HDMI ports are found on TV’s, computers, video
games, A/V Receivers and many other audio and video devices. The
standard HDMI cable can carry standard, enhanced, high definition,
BLUETOOTH and 3D video signals; up to 8 channels of digital audio and an
This wireless technology enables communication between Bluetooth- Ethernet data connection. All in a small cable, replacing the white,
compatible devices. It is used for short-range connections between red, yellow, green and blue cables that were used to connect audio
desktop and laptop computers, ‘smart’ phones, digital cameras,
and video equipment in the past.
scanners and printers. Bluetooth signals have just a 30-foot range,
which somewhat limits its use but also makes it less susceptible to HTML
interference or infiltration. Hyper-Text Markup Language. This is the language that Web pages
Blu-Ray (BD) are written in. Also known as hypertext documents, Web pages must
conform to the rules of HTML in order to be displayed correctly in
With their high storage capacity, Blu-ray discs can hold and play a Web browser.
back large quantities of high-definition video and audio, as well
as photos, data and other digital content. Blu-ray players can play IMAP
traditional DVD’s, but traditional DVD players cannot play Blu-ray Internet Message Access Protocol and is pronounced “eye-map.”
discs. A single-layer Blu-ray disc, which is the same size as a DVD, Most e-mail client programs such as Microsoft Outlook and Mac
can hold up to 27 GB of data -- that’s more than two hours of high- OS X Mail allow you to specify what kind of protocol your mail
definition video or about 13 hours of standard video. By comparison, server uses. If you use your ISP’s (Internet Service Provider’s)
a standard DVD can hold just 4.7 GB (gigabytes) of information. mail service, you should check with them to find out if their mail
DHCP server uses IMAP or POP3 mail. It is a method of accessing e-mail
messages on a server without having to download them to your local
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network server uses this hard drive. The advantage of using an IMAP mail server is that users
protocol to dynamically assign IP addresses to networked computers. can check their mail from multiple computers and always see the
The DHCP server waits for a computer to connect to it, then assigns same messages. Most webmail systems are IMAP based, which
it an IP address from a master list stored on the server. DHCP helps allows people to access to both their sent and received messages no
in setting up large networks, since IP addresses don’t have to be matter what computer they use to check their mail.
manually assigned to each computer on the network. Because of the
efficient automation used with DHCP, it is the most commonly used IP
networking protocol. Internet Protocol. (See TCP/IP above) People often use the term
DNS “IP” when referring to an IP address, which is OK. The two terms are
not necessarily synonymous, but when you ask what somebody’s IP
is, most people will know that you are referring to their IP address.
Domain Name System is the process for naming computers,
services, or any resource connected to the Internet. An easy way to
explain the Domain Name System is that it serves as the phone book OLED
for the Internet by translating human-friendly computer names into OLED, or Organic Light Emitting Diodes, are an offshoot of
IP addresses. For example, typing in http://74.125.224.72 will take existing conventional LED technology (see LED above). OLED
you to Google’s home page, but typing Google is easier to remember technology takes this same idea as LED, but flattens it. Rather than
than that string of numbers!
108 Life in Naples | January 2015
