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`encompztsses both the processor and the com-
`puter’s memory or. even more broadly, the main
`computer console (as opposed to peripheral
`equipment").
`/lC‘I'()I1_)~'HI: CPU (’C‘l’-U’). See also
`micropt'ocessot'.
`Centronics parallel interface \sen—tron‘il<s p:”tr‘a-
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`mation. See also pztrztllel intet‘f2tce.
`CERN \s'arn, C‘E—R-\"\ n. Acronym for Conseil
`Européen pour la Recherche Nucle’ztire (the Euro-
`pean Lzthorzttory for Pztrticle Physics). CIZRN,
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`physics reseztrclt center located in Geneva, Swit-
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`World Wicle We!) took place by Tim Berners~Lee
`in 198‘) as 21 method to lztcilitztte communiczttion
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`ers, developed ztt CERN by Tim Berners-Lee. The
`CERN server is still
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`11. Acronym for Computer
`Emergency Response Teztm. An (.)I'§_’,21nl7.2lll()n thztt
`provides Lt
`round—tlte—clocl< security consultzttion
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`SC‘.t‘\’lC<3 for Internet users and provides ztdvisories
`whenever new virus programs ztnd other com-
`puter security [l11'e‘L‘l[S are discovered.
`certification \sar‘t;>—fa-l<{t'sl1an\
`II. 1. The act of
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`professionals competence in :1 pztrticulztr
`field.
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`Instittttc- for Certificzttiort of Computer Profession-
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`try‘ Associzttion (LIoittp'I"l.:\).
`c>ttet' more general
`certiliczttion. 2. The act of :m’-arding A document to
`clentonstmte that :1 h:u‘d\\';tre or softwttre product
`meets some specificzttion. such as heing zthle to
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`line, page, or
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`in effect,
`to plztce text an
`equal distztnce from eetch tnztrgin or border. See
`also align (clefinition 1).
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`centi- \sen’ti—,
`sen’ta—\
`2. One hundredth, as in cezIll/Mela/=one hun-
`dredth of at meter.
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`centralized processing \sen‘tra-lizd pros’es-éng\
`II. The location <1)!“ computer processing facilities
`and operations" in 3 single (centt'ztli'/.ecl) place.
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`processing.
`central office \sen‘tral of’is\
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`central processing unit \sen‘tral pros 'cs—éng 307)‘-
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`the
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`device that
`interprets and executes instructions.
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`circuit boards full of integrztted circuits that ltT1])lC~
`mented the central processing unit. Single-*—chip
`centrztl processing units, cztlled micr(2proces5ozs,
`made possible personztl computers ztnd wot'l<st:t—
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`the major 5_',eo-
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`located in the Central African Republic.
`.Cg \dot‘C-G’\
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`graphic domain specifying that an address is
`located in the Congo.
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`is
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`ll. Acronym for Color/Graphics
`CGA \C‘G-A’\
`Adapter. A video adapter board introduced by
`IBM in 1981. The CGA is capable of several char-
`acter and graphics modes,
`including, cltaracter
`modes of —’t() or 80 ltori'/..ontal characters (columns)
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`lines with 16 colors, and grapltics
`by 23 \‘ertical
`modes of ()7i() l1()t'i’/.(>ni.'tl pixels by 200 verticztl pix-
`els with 2 colors, or 520 hori:/.ontal pixels by 200
`vertical pixels with 41 colors. See also graphics
`adapter, video adapter.
`CGI \C‘(3—I'\
`21. 1. Acronyin for Common Gateway
`Interface. The specification that defines communi-
`cations between information servers
`(such as
`HTTP servers) and resources on the server's host
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`computer, such as databases and other programs.
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`a \\'/eb bro\\»'ser, the H'l'l'P server executes a pro-
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`users input information to that program via CGI.
`The program then returns
`information to the
`server‘ via (?(3l. Ilse of (I61 can make :1 Web pa§.r,e
`much more dynamic and add interacti\'it3' for the
`user. See also (151 script,
`ls-l’l'l‘P S(.‘l’\’(.‘I‘ (defini-
`tion 1). 2. See (Iompttter Graphics Interface.
`cgi-bin \C‘G-I’ bin\
`21. Short for Common Gate-
`way Interf2tce~bin:tries. A file directory that holds
`external applications to be executed by li'I'I'l’
`servers via CGI. See also CGI (definition 1).
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`for Common
`II. Short
`CGI script \()‘(“»—I' sl<ript\
`Gatexxay Ititteriace script. An external application
`that
`is executed by an HTTI-’ ser\'er machine in
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`\\"eb
`response to a reqttest l>_\‘ a client, such as '.t
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`when the ttscr clicks on some element
`in a \\7eb
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`p;t_<_{e, such as a linlt or an iinage. Clornmunicatitin
`between the (Z01 script and the sen er is carried‘
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`out \'l:t the ((11 specification. (I01 scripts can be
`‘:x't‘:{ict‘.
`tit
`tétitttjt
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`ing C. C++. and \'isual Basic. lluwe\'er. the most
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`is
`is a small but robust language and it
`because it
`common on UNIX, which is the platform on which
`the maiority of Web sites run. CG] scripts don't
`necessarily need to be scripts:
`they can also be
`batch programs or compiled programs. CGI scripts
`are used to provide interztctivity in a We!) page.
`including such features as providing a form that
`users can fill out. image maps that contain links to
`other Web pages or resottrces. and links that users
`can click on to send e—mail to a specified address.
`Acti\=eX controls and _Iztva applets can provide
`much the same ftinctionality as CG1
`scripts.
`tl1i'c>ttglt different means. See also (j(.‘zl
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`tion '1). (fgl-l)lI‘l. intage map, Perl. (Ion1[1m‘eActi\'eX
`controls‘ _l:t\'a applet.
`CGM \CG~M’\ 2/. See(Iomputer (_}raphics Metafile.
`.ch \dot‘(",—H'\
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`graphic domain spec'ifyiitg that an address is
`located in S\vit'/.erl:tnd.
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`chad \cltad\ /I. The paper reinoved when a hole is
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`punched in a card, in a tape, or at the perforated
`edge of continuous-form p:lpCl'-tl‘1L’ computer
`eqttivalent of a doughnut hole.
`chaining \cli:’t'nC-ng\
`II. In computers. the linking
`of two or more entities so that they are dependent
`upon one another for operation. In programming,
`two or more pt'<,>gt';ti‘tis are said to be cltained ifthe
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`first pt‘ogi':titt causes the second [)t’()§J,l’111i‘t to begin
`exec‘t.ttitig.
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`first.
`relies on the pre\=ious statement
`for input.
`\\3’ith batch files. two or more batch files are said
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`to be chained if the completion of the first batch
`file causes the second batch file to l)egin execut-
`ing. \\"ith data storage. the term clmirlecl applies to
`two or more individtt:tl units of storage that are
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`:1 single file on :1
`linlted togetlter. For example,
`dislt ntay actttally be stored on several different
`sectors of the di.~.:l<. each of which points to the
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`next sector cont:tinin;; a piece of that file. These
`sL‘t‘tnt‘.~i are said to be cltitined ‘t(tfJ,L‘[llL‘l’. or. more
`literallt‘. to be a chain of clusters.
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`chain printer \ch:'tn' prin‘tar\ H. see line printer.
`chztlkwzlre \cltitl\"\\'ftt‘,
`clt<">l<’w;”tr\
`11. See vapor-
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`(lhallenge H;tndshal<e Autltentication Proto-
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`J-tlten‘-t.)-l<a'slt.)n
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`commonly used language for (I(}i scripts is Perl.
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`II. An atttltcntication scltetrte used by
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