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1.6. Glossary
- Client:
- Typically, a client is an application that runs on a personal
computer or workstation and relies on a server to perform some operations. For
example,
an e-mail client is an application that enables you to send and receive e-mail. (Baer)
- Graphical User Interface (GUI):
- "Graphical User Interface is the use of pictures rather than
just words to represent the input and output of a program. A program with a GUI
runs
under some windowing system (e.g. The X Window System, Microsoft Windows, Acorn
RISC
OS, NEXTSTEP). The program displays certain icons, buttons, dialogue boxes etc.
in
its windows on the screen and the user controls it mainly by moving a pointer
on the
screen (typically controlled by a mouse) and selecting certain objects by pressing
buttons on the mouse while the pointer is pointing at them. " (Linuxjunkies)
- Keystroke:
- Keystroke is when a key on the keyboard is
pressed.
- Server:
- A server is a computer or device on a network that manages network
resources. For example, a file server is a computer and storage device dedicated
to
storing files. Any user on the network can store files on the server. A print server
is
a computer that manages one or more printers, and a network server is a computer
that
manages network traffic. A database server is a computer system that processes
database
queries. Servers are often dedicated, meaning that they perform no other tasks
besides
their server tasks. On multiprocessing operating systems, however, a single computer
can
execute several programs at once. A server in this case could refer to the program
that
is managing resources rather than the entire computer. (Baer)