BBC HomeExplore the BBC

5 December 2009
Accessibility help
Text only
 Courseonline
Online course

BBC Homepage



Contact Us

Like this page?
Send it to a friend!

 
Jargonbuster
a jargon entries b jargon entries c jargon entries d jargon entries e jargon entries f jargon entries g jargon entries h jargon entries i jargon entries j jargon entries k jargon entries l jargon entries m jargon entries n jargon entries o jargon entries p jargon entries q jargon entries r jargon entries s jargon entries t jargon entries u jargon entries v jargon entries w jargon entries x jargon entries y jargon entries z jargon entries

Vbscript

-a language similar to JavaScript but designed by Microsoft. It allows greater interactivity on web pages.

Vector Graphics

- files which contain instructions for drawing lines or curves and also say how these shapes should be filled. This approach means vector graphics are smaller and faster than bitmap images like GIFs and JPGs. They also maintain their quality when displayed or printed at differing sizes.

Video card

- a piece of hardware inside your computer that makes the display you see on your monitor (the screen). Video cards are also sometimes referred to as graphics cards.

Video Conferencing

- linking up of two or more computers to allow users to see and speak to each other in live or real time. It's the online equivalent of people talking around a conference table.

Virus

- pieces of code that are designed to reproduce and damage data or system performance. There are thousands of viruses and the numbers keep growing!

VRML

- a language used to build a three dimensional space in which the user can move around in a virtual reality world.



About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy