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Glossary
G
Google Now
‑ An intelligent personal assistant developed by Google
that works on a tablet or smartphone that runs Android. It serves as a
day planner.
GRMS
‑ A unit of acceleration caused by the force of gravity. The
grms value is typically used to express the overall energy of a
particular random vibration event and is a statistical value used in
mechanical engineering for structural design and analysis purposes.
H
Hz
‑ Hertz—A unit of frequency measurement that equals 1 cycle per
second. Computers and electronic devices are often measured in
kilohertz (KHz), megahertz (MHz), gigahertz (GHz), or terahertz (THz).
M
MicroSD
‑ micro‑Secure Digital—A smaller size of SD which is
a removable flash memory card used for storing information in
portable devices, such as mobile phones, digital cameras, and tablet
computers. The standard size of SD is 32 x 24 x 2.1 mm (1.260 x
0.945 x 0.083 inches) and microSD is 15 x 11 x 1.0 mm (0.591 x 0.433 x
0.039 inches).
Micro-USB
‑ micro‑universal serial bus—A hardware interface for a
low‑speed device such as a USB‑compatible scanner, set of speakers,
printer, broadband devices, imaging devices, or storage devices.
Devices are plugged directly in to a 5‑pin socket on your tablet, both
to communicate and to supply electric power. The micro‑USB port
can be connected to a standard USB port using micro‑USB to USB
cable.
R
Resolution
‑ The sharpness and clarity of an image produced by
a printer or displayed on a monitor. The higher the resolution, the
sharper the image.