A packet is a conglomeration of control characters and data, which are put into a certain format and can be transferable as a whole. A switch network provides connections by forwarding standard data packets between users. Peripheral External hardware connected to a computer, such as printer, scanner, drive, etc. The small dots that make up an image on a monitor. Platform Computer peripherals running the same program, usually used to distinguish between operating systems.
Dot matrix has the lowest resolution, laser the highest.
Program Coded set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. Public Domain Copyright-free material that may be copied, or downloaded, and used. The MFJ or Divestiture agreement does not prohibit the consolidation of ownership of the BOCs into any particular number of entities. They operate as holding companies that hold stock of the BOCs. Resolution Sharpness of monitor, scanned image, or printed output, measured in dpi.