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ARC iT Solutions - Jargon Buster - V

Our A-Z will help you understand the IT terms that are now being used every day in the modern day world

The Jargon Buster explains technical and computing terms with which you might not be familiar.

Vbscript -a programming language similar to JavaScript. 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. This is a man-made program that is designed specifically to cause damage to computer systems in one way or another.

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