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Appendix: Glossary of Useful Computer Terms
I hate definitions. —Benjamin Disraeli, Vivian Grey (1826)
API library: Applications Program Interface library. A library of classes for use in other programs. The library provides standard interfaces that hide the details of the implementations.
Applet: A graphical Java program that runs in a web browser or applet viewer.
Application: A stand-alone Java program stored in and executed on the user’s local computer.
Binarynumbersystem: Base 2.
Bit: From “binary digit.” Smallest unit of computer memory, taking
on only two values, 0 or 1.
Buffer: A temporary storage location of limited size. Holds values waiting to be used.
Byte: Eight bits. Similarly, megabyte (MB, 106 bytes) and gigabyte (GB, 109 bytes).
Bytecode: Portable (machine-independent) code, intermediate between source code and machine language. It is produced by the Java compiler and interpreted (executed) by the Java Virtual Machine.