=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
This E-mail is Sponsored by: Small Dog Electronics
--> Specializing in New & Factory Refurbished Apple computers <--
Surf to <http://www.smalldog.com> Check out our daily specials!
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=1242
The ABCs of computing
By ron carlson, Insanely Great Mac
November 7th 2002
Apple has added an A to Z glossary to its Knowledge Base website
For the curious, needy and just-plain bored, Apple's Knowledge Base now includes a
glossary. The Apple Glossary offers definitions for terms common and relatively
unknown but nevertheless an integral of the Mac universe.
For example, did you that an attribute can be defined as:
In Entity-Relationship modeling, an identifiable characteristic of an entity. For
example, lastName can be an attribute of an Employee entity. An attribute typically
corresponds to a column in a database table. A column-In a relational database, is the
dimension of a table that holds values for a particular attribute. For example, a
table that contains employee records might have a column titled LAST_NAME that
contains the values for each employee's last name.
(With that knowledge now securely lodged in my brain, I will have to reassess the
girls at the office. It will certainly help to sort the "wheat from the chaff" so to
speak)
The Apple Glossary is a set of free floating pages that have to be referenced to be
seen. This means that there isn't a single entry-point or webpage to access them,
which is unfortunate.
=-=-=
Web links for articles available on Web site version. Please refer to Web site version
for all revisions, corrections and updates.
Post comments to this article and view reader comments at the Web site. Web site
version of this article can be viewed at:
http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=1242
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Copyright (c) 2002 Insanely Great Mac. All rights reserved. This article
may not be republished in part or whole without explicit written
permission from Insanely Great Mac.
Brought to you by Insanely Great Mac <http://www.insanely-great.com/>
To SUBSCRIBE - send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject
subscribe macnews
To UNSUBSCRIBE - send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject
unsubscribe macnews
Subscription problems/questions please email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
