G-Glossary

Question 1

Garbage In Garbage Out (GIGO)

Answer 1

most computer errors are not machine errors,

they are data errors caused by incorrect input data.

Question 2

Gateway

Answer 2

A device that is used to joint together two

networks having different base protocols.

Question 3

Gigabyte (GB) It is a

Answer 3

unit of information or
computer storage equal to approximately one billion
bytes.

Question 4

Gigahertz (GHz) A

Answer 4

measurement used to identify the
speed of the central processing unit. One gigahertz is
equal to 1 billion cycles per second.

Question 5

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) A

Answer 5

simple file
format for pictures and photographs, that are
compressed so they can be sent quickly.

Question 6

Graphic Tablet It is

Answer 6

an input device which is used to

create images, etc.

Question 7

Graphical User Interface (GUI) It is a

Answer 7

method of
interacting with a computer through a metaphor of
direct manipulating of graphical images and widgets
in addition to text.