PawPrint.net Glossary of Terms

It usually consists of a metallic conductor pattern on an organic insulating substrate, more complex circuits have several layers stacked togeather. After assembly where components are added, it is known as a printed wiring assembly (PWA).  

The Set of rules to provide system management tools to monitor activity and create messages/alerts as required. Network devices that employ SNMP are frequently referred to as "Managed" devices.

An optical defect in a lens causing it to form an image that is not sharp or that is distorted in some way.

Used in conjunction with the Internet Protocol (IP) to transmit information over the Internet in the form of units.

While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data, TCP takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet. For example, when a web page is downloaded from a web server, the TCP program layer in that server divides the file into packets, numbers the packets, and then forwards them individually to the ...

The opening of a lens that admits light. Except in very simple cameras, the Aperture can be varied in size by an adjustable  diaphragm, which regulates the amount of light passing through the lens. The relative Aperture is measured as the focal length of the lens divided by the diameter of the Aperture; this is expressed as an f-number: f/3, f/5, and so on.

Aperature has a dramatic effect on the Depth-of-field of the photograph.

The Rank nominated by Google with their PageRank system. Google assigns a "popularity" rating to each page in their index on a scale of 1-10 so what they consider to be a good page might start around the 4-6 ranking mark an excellent page might be 7-10.

PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast Link structure as an indicator of an individual page´s value. In essence, Google interprets a Link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B...