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Summary
Summary
An updated edition of the standard microcomputer dictionary for corporations, classrooms, libraries, and individual computer users. This second edition includes hundreds of new entries and dozens of new illustrations to give the dictionary a truly pictorial feel. ""Amazingly complete, with terms gleaned from every subdiscipline of computing"".--PC Magazine.
Reviews 2
Booklist Review
Called by some the Webster's of computer dictionaries, this third edition from Microsoft may be used by anyone from a novice to an expert. Its aim is to define terms "that the average computer user will encounter in documentation, online help, computer manuals, marketing and sales materials, the popular media, and the computer trade press." With 50 percent more material than the previous edition, the dictionary has almost 8,000 entries with drawings, diagrams, and photographs that provide detail. The entries have all the characteristics of a standard dictionary, including pronunciation and numerous cross-references. Acronyms and abbreviations are spelled out, and since this work is not specific to a particular model of hardware or individual software product, it can be helpful to everyone. The terms included draw from applications, communications, data, games, graphics, hardware, history, information processing, organizations, software engineering, standards, and systems. New to this edition are entries that cover the World Wide Web, the Internet, networking, virtual reality, and multimedia. With a few exceptions, the dictionary does not include entries for companies, computer makes and models, or software products. The five appendixes provide ASCII, IBM, Macintosh, and EBCDIC character sets, as well as a chart of decimal, hexadecimal, octal, and binary numeric equivalents. Entries are concise, as they must be in a work of less than 600 pages, but they are enlightening and complete, unlike definitions of computer terms found in other computer dictionaries or technical manuals. Quarterly online updates are available on the Microsoft Press Web site, a helpful feature in a field where terminology changes so rapidly. This dictionary will be useful for business, school, and personal use, as well as a welcome addition to the ready-reference shelves of school and public libraries.
Choice Review
A comprehensive source for computer-related terms and abbreviations, intended for both computer experts and amateurs. It covers nearly every aspect of computing and is up-to-date in coverage. Of the more than 5,000 entries, a number are illustrated with line drawings and photos. Some illustrations, however, do not fall directly under the entry. Some multimedia terms (e.g., "multisessions," "CAV," "CLV," "laser disc," "red book," "orange book") and even terminology used by Microsoft Corporation in MS-DOS (e.g., "smartdrive," "doublespace," "unformat," "mirror,") are not included. The large letter at the center of each page makes locating words quicker and easier. The entries are fully cross-referenced to provide supplementary information and invite further exploration, but these cross-references would be easier to use if they were in boldface. Recommended for all libraries and readers with an interest in computer technology. G. M. Teoh; Houston Community College
