Glossary of Terms for Understanding Technology
Glossary
There are currently 10 glossary in this directory beginning with the letter P.
Palmtop
A Palmtop Computer is a horizontal clamshell-shaped, battery-powered computer that is compatible with the IBM PC and is about the size of a pocket calculator. It included both a keyboard and a monitor. PDAs, hand-held computers, and pocket computers are other names for palmtops.
peripheral
any equipment that is connected externally to a computer. For example, printers, scanners and modems are peripherals.
Phishing
A type of social engineering attack that involves sending fraudulent emails that appear to be from a legitimate source in order to trick the recipient into revealing personal information.
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
is a popular server-side scripting language designed primarily for web development but can also be used as a general-purpose programming language. It is widely used to create dynamic and interactive websites, web applications, and server-side scripting tasks.
Postman
is a popular and powerful API development tool used by developers to interact with APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and test web services. It provides a user-friendly interface for creating, sending, and receiving HTTP requests to APIs, making it easier to develop, test, and troubleshoot APIs and web services.
Printer
A printer is a device that accepts text and graphic output from a computer and transfers the information to paper, usually to standard-size, 8.5" by 11" sheets of paper. Printers vary in size, speed, sophistication and cost.