Tag: Igbo

English (en) Firewall A firewall is a network security device that prevents unauthorized access to a network. It inspects incoming and outgoing traffic using a set of security rules to identify and block threats. A firewall can be physical hardware, digital software, software as a service (SaaS) or a virtual private cloud. Other languages: Yoruba,...

English (en) Firmware Firmware is a form of microcode or program embedded into hardware devices to help them operate effectively. Hardware like cameras, mobile phones, network cards, optical drives, printers, routers, scanners, and television remotes rely on firmware built into their memories to function smoothly. Other languages: Yoruba, Hausa Related terms Hardware Igbo (ig) Obele...

English (en) Flaming Flaming, also known as roasting, is the act of posting insults, often including profanity or other offensive language, on the internet. The act of posting angry or insulting messages (flames) to an internet newsgroup or other online forums. A flame war is an exchange of such messages. Other languages: Yoruba, Hausa Related...

English (en) Flash Flash is an abbreviation for flash memory. A flash or flashing describes updating a chip's code (firmware). Flash memory is a long-life and non-volatile memory that erases data in units called blocks and rewrites data at the byte level. It can keep stored data and information even when the power is off....

English (en) Floppy disk A floppy disk or floppy diskette (casually referred to as a floppy or a diskette) is a type of disk storage composed of a thin and flexible disk of a magnetic storage medium in a square or nearly square plastic enclosure lined with a fabric that removes dust particles from the...

English (en) Folder A file is the common storage unit in a computer, and all programmes and data are "written" into a file and "read" from a file. A folder holds one or more files, and a folder can be empty until it is filled. A folder can also contain other folders, and there can...

English (en) Format (as a layout) Format or document format is the overall layout of a document or spreadsheet. For example, the formatting of text on many English documents is aligned to the left of a page. With text, a user could change its format to bold to help emphasize text. Other languages: Yoruba, Hausa...

English (en) Format (to erase a hard drive) Format is a command that prepares a blank diskette, hard drive, or another drive to hold data. If the disk or drive already contains information, all information on it would be erased. For example, if you wanted to wipe everything on your hard drive, typing "format C:"...

English (en) Exabytes An extraordinarily large unit of digital data. One Exabyte (EB) is equal to 1,000 Petabytes or one billion gigabytes (GB). Some technologists have estimated that all the words ever spoken by mankind would be equal to five Exabytes. The prefix 'exa' means one billion billion, or one quintillion, which is a decimal...

English (en) Slideshow The continuous display of selected images on the computer, either sequentially or at random. Slideshows are created by the operating system and run after a designated period of no user activity. Other languages: Hausa, Yoruba Related terms Igbo (ig) Ngosin'usoro Decomposition: Slideshow: Ngosin'usoro - Serial or sequential presentation Emereme ngosi  Decomposition: Emereme...