Glossary

Popular Glossary Terms

• alpha testing

  a stage of software development where the software is first tested fo…

• screen refresh rate

  the frequency at which a monitor can update its display; in CRTs, the r…

• drag

  the operation of moving a graphical object across the computer scree…

• screen-enlargement utility

  a system for zooming in on portions of the screen to make it easier for t…

• realtime groupware

  software used to help people to work in groups, while working togethe…

• responsiveness

  the degree to which a user perceives a system as reacting quickly to us…

• lockout

  an error-prevention technique that keeps somebody from doing somet…

• page schematic

  or static wireframe; a drawing showing the basic navigation and cont…