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VDISK :
Refer to "Virtual Disk".
Vectorial font :
Vectorial fonts handle the characters by representing their
shape, thus being independent of the actual size. Contrarily,
character set generated using a method which handles each
character as a pixel set are called bitmap fonts.
Veronica :
(Very Easy Rodent Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized
Archives) Developed at the University of Nevada, Veronica was
a constantly updated database of the names of almost every
menu item on thousands of gopher servers. The Veronica
database could be searched from most major gopher
menus.
Now made obsolete by web-bases search engines.
VGA :
Video Graphics Array. A hardware display and software
resolution standard for personal computers.
Virtual disk :
Main storage section configured as a disk unit, thus allowing
faster read and write operations. Also called "VDISK" or "RAM
disk".
Virus :
Hidden program whose scope is to damage the programs on which
they graft. Viruses generally are copied when loading a
program in storage. They multiply themselves and damage other
files. Secondary effects can be disastrous.
VLSI :
Very Large Scale Integration. Generally contains more than
10,000 logic gates.
VOIP :
(Voice Over IP) A specification and various technologies used
to allow making telephone calls over IP networks,
especially the Internet.
Just as modems allow computers to connect to the
Internet over regular telephone lines, VOIP technology allows
humans to talk over Internet connections.
Costs for VOIP calls can be a lot lower than for traditional
telephone calls. Because the IP networks are
packet-switched this allows for vastly different ways of
handling connections and more efficient use of network
resources so that
VPN :
(Virtual Private Network)
Usually refers to a network in which some of the parts
are connected using the public Internet, but the data
sent across the Internet is encrypted, so the entire network
is "virtually" private.
VRAM :
Video RAM. DRAM used for high performance display. |
