Daily Tip: Print Without A Printer In today's digital age, it's becoming easier to work without using physical documents of any kind. The widespread use of email and PDFs have made exchanging letters and forms completely electronic, so it's understandable that some businesses might not invent in a top-of-the-line laser printer. But when you do need to print a hard copy, consider using an online service such as Fed Kinko's or emailing a local printer a copy of your work. Just ensure the printer you choose can open the document you send before you electronically transfer it. Daily Term: data
Data is the basic information, in the form of numbers, digits, characters, words, or pictures, entered into a computer system for storage and/or processing. All information, regardless of its external form, must be converted into a digital form before it is introduced into the computer. Once inside the computer, data is represented by a sequence of 0s and 1s called bits. Bits can be grouped together into nibbles (4 bits), bytes (8 bits), and words (16, 32, or 64 bits) to facilitate processing, but the data remains in its basic binary form as long as it is inside the computer. The word data is the plural form of the Latin word datum, but data is often used to represent the singular and plural forms. In some cases, the word is also used to distinguish the information to be processed (the data) from the computer's set of processing instructions (its programs) when both coexist in memory. In this case, data is the input processed by the computer to produce the output, which might be a printed document, an image on a screen, or an audio signal. The output from a computer program may also simply be digital data that serves as the input for another program. David Ferrin Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like "Will Rogers" For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
