Internet Terminology
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GB (Gigabyte) 2 to the 30th power (1,073,741,824) bytes. One gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes. Gigabyte is often abbreviated as G or GB. GIF A popular type of image file format. Stands for Graphic Image Format. Gopher A menu-based information system on the Internet popularized because of its ability to interconnect different Gopher sites on the same menu. Groupware A class of software that helps groups of colleagues (workgroups) attached to a local-area network organize their activities. Typically, groupware supports the following operations: scheduling meetings and allocating resources, e-mail, password protection for documents, telephone utilities, electronic newsletters, file distribution. Groupware is sometimes called workgroup productivity software. |
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