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1. BPS   Abbreviation of bits per second, the standard measure of data transmission speeds.  
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2. Browser   a software application used to locate, retrieve and display content on the World Wide Web  
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3. GIF   stands for graphics interchange format, a bit-mapped graphics file format used by the World Wide Web, CompuServe and many BBSs  
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4. Gigabyte   2 to the 30th power (1,073,741,824) bytes. One gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes. Gigabyte is often abbreviated as G or GB.  
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5. Hypertext   A special type of database system, invented by Ted Nelson in the 1960s, in which objects (text, pictures, music, programs, etc…) can be creatively linked to each other.  
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6. JavaScript   A scripting language developed by Netscape to enable Web authors to design interactive sites.  
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7. JPEG   stands for the Joint Photographic Experts Group standard, a standard for storing and compressing digital images.  
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8. Data Compression   enables devices to transmit or store the same amount of data in fewer bits  
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9. Tethering   enables your cellular telephone or similar Internet-enabled mobile device to connect other devices such as netbooks, laptops or PDAs to the Internet  
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10. HDMI   Short for High-Definition Multimedia Interface, it is the first industry-supported uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface.  
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