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  2. PNG - Wikipedia

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    A PNG file contains a single image in an extensible structure of chunks, encoding the basic pixels and other information such as textual comments and integrity checks documented in RFC 2083. [7] PNG files have the ".png" file extension and the "image/png" MIME media type. [8] PNG was published as an informational RFC 2083 in March 1997 and as ...

  3. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    IDS —Intrusion Detection System. IE —Internet Explorer. IEC —International Electrotechnical Commission. IEEE —Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IETF —Internet Engineering Task Force. IFL —Integrated Facility for Linux. IGMP —Internet Group Management Protocol. IGRP —Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.

  4. Graphics processing unit - Wikipedia

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    Components of a GPU. A graphics processing unit ( GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit initially designed for digital image processing and to accelerate computer graphics, being present either as a discrete video card or embedded on motherboards, mobile phones, personal computers, workstations, and game consoles.

  5. GIF - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .w3 .org /Graphics /GIF /spec-gif89a .txt. The Graphics Interchange Format ( GIF; / ɡɪf / GHIF or / dʒɪf / JIF, see § Pronunciation) is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on June 15, 1987.

  6. JPEG - Wikipedia

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    JPEG ( / ˈdʒeɪpɛɡ / JAY-peg, short for Joint Photographic Experts Group) [ 2] is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality.

  7. Icon (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Icon (computing) Desktop icons for file/data transfer, clock/awaiting, and running a program. In computing, an icon is a pictogram or ideogram displayed on a computer screen in order to help the user navigate a computer system. The icon itself is a quickly comprehensible symbol of a software tool, function, or a data file, accessible on the ...

  8. Cisco - Wikipedia

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. (using the trademark Cisco) is an American multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products. [3]

  9. Glossary of computer graphics - Wikipedia

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    Science and technology of making measurement from photographs, e.g. automatically creating 3D models of environment. Photometry Science of measuring light in terms of human perception. Photon mapping Photorealistic rendering algorithm based on tracing rays from the camera as well as light sources, able to simulate effects such as caustics.