Internet & Communication, CHA-COO
The development of the World Wide Web had a massive impact on the ways in which people interact and communicate, ultimately paving the way for the heavily interconnected world that we live in today. Although Internet communication dominates in many spheres of life, other means of communication remain no less important.
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chapbook
chapbook, small, inexpensive stitched tract formerly sold by itinerant dealers, or chapmen, in western Europe and......
Chapman, Maria Weston
Maria Weston Chapman was an American abolitionist who was the principal lieutenant of the radical antislavery leader......
charter
charter, a document granting certain specified rights, powers, privileges, or functions from the sovereign power......
chatbot
chatbot, computer program designed to have interactive or automated conversation with humans. Rudimentary chatbots......
ChatGPT
ChatGPT, software that allows a user to ask it questions using conversational, or natural, language. It was released......
chemical symbol
chemical symbol, short notation derived from the scientific name of a chemical elementâe.g., S for sulfur and Si......
Chen, Perry
Perry Chen is an American entrepreneur who created and cofounded Kickstarter, an Internet company that specialized......
Child, Francis J.
Francis J. Child was an American scholar and educator important for his systematic study, collecting, and cataloging......
Child, Lydia Maria
Lydia Maria Child was an American author of antislavery works that had great influence in her time. Born into an......
childrenâs magazines
Childrenâs magazines are those periodicals that target children ages 6 months to 13 years old, a diverse group......
Chinese room argument
Chinese room argument, thought experiment by the American philosopher John Searle, first presented in his journal......
Chisholm, Hugh
Hugh Chisholm was an English newspaper and encyclopaedia editor noted for his editorship of the 11th edition of......
Chrome
Chrome, an Internet browser released by Google, Inc., a major American search engine company, in 2008. By 2013......
Chuck Blore and âColor Radioâ
By the time Chuck Blore switched on âColor Radioâ in Los Angeles, on KFWB in January 1958, Top 40 had been around......
Churchill, Jennie Jerome
Jennie Jerome Churchill was an American-born society figure, remembered chiefly as the wife of Lord Randolph Churchill......
CinemaScope
CinemaScope, filmmaking process in which a motion picture is projected on a screen, with the width of the image......
cinematography
cinematography, the art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves such techniques as the general......
Cinématographe
Cinématographe, one of the first motion-picture apparatuses, used as both camera and projector. The invention of......
cipher
cipher, any method of transforming a message to conceal its meaning. The term is also used synonymously with ciphertext......
circuit-switched network
circuit-switched network, technology used for landline telephones and data networks where two endpoints are connected......
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, American technology company, operating worldwide, that is best known for its computer networking......
citizens band radio
citizens band radio, short-range radio voice communications system used chiefly by private individuals in motor......
Clark, John Pepper
John Pepper Clark was the most lyrical of the Nigerian poets, whose poetry celebrates the physical landscape of......
classified document
classified document, any document or other record, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, that contains information......
Claude AI
Claude AI, generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot and supporting large language models (LLMs) developed......
Claudius, Matthias
Matthias Claudius was a German poet, most notable for Der Mond ist aufgegangen (âThe Moon Has Risenâ) and editor......
client-server architecture
client-server architecture, architecture of a computer network in which many clients (remote processors) request......
closed-circuit television
closed-circuit television (CCTV), system that uses video cameras to send television signals to a specific limited......
cloud computing
cloud computing, method of running application software and storing related data in central computer systems and......
CN Tower
CN Tower, broadcast and telecommunications tower in Toronto. Standing at a height of 1,815 feet (553 metres), it......
Cobb, Frank I.
Frank I. Cobb was an American journalist who succeeded Joseph Pulitzer as editor of the New York World and who......
COBOL
COBOL, high-level computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the......
code
code, in communications, an unvarying rule for replacing a piece of information such as a letter, word, or phrase......
codec
codec, a standard used for compressing and decompressing digital media, especially audio and video, which have......
codex
codex, manuscript book, especially of Scripture, early literature, or ancient mythological or historical annals.......
Cohn, Ferdinand
Ferdinand Cohn was a German naturalist and botanist known for his studies of algae, bacteria, and fungi. He is......
Colby, Frank Moore
Frank Moore Colby was an American encyclopaedia editor and essayist. Early in his career Colby taught history and......
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher. His Lyrical Ballads, written with......
Colfax, Schuyler
Schuyler Colfax was the 17th vice president of the United States (1869â73) in the Republican administration of......
Colines, Simon de
Simon de Colines was a French printer who pioneered the use of italic types in France. He worked as a partner of......
collaborative software
collaborative software, type of computer program that shares data between computers for processing. In particular,......
Collodi, C.
C. Collodi was an Italian author and journalist, best known as the creator of Pinocchio, the childlike puppet whose......
collotype
collotype, photomechanical printing process that gives accurate reproduction because no halftone screen is employed......
Colman, Norman Jay
Norman Jay Colman was a farm journalist who, as U.S. commissioner of agriculture, so enlarged the scope and activities......
Colmes, Alan
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Color wheel
Color wheel, diagram used in the visual arts to represent the colors of the visible spectrum and their relationships......
colour printing
colour printing, process whereby illustrative material is reproduced in colour on the printed page. The four-colour......
colour television
colour television, the electronic delivery of sound and moving colour images produced via the transmission of sound......
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is an American media and technology company with operations in broadband, wireless services,......
comic book
comic book, bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story......
comment sections
Comment sections are online spaces where people discuss a wide variety of topics, including the news. While often......
commentarii
commentarii, in Roman history, memoranda and notes that were later used by historians as source materials. Originally,......
common gateway interface
common gateway interface (CGI), a standard that allows external applications located on personal computers or other......
communication network
communication network, the structure and flow of communication and information between individuals within a group.......
Communications Act of 1934
Communications Act of 1934, U.S. federal law that provided the foundation for contemporary U.S. telecommunications......
Communications Decency Act
Communications Decency Act (CDA), legislation enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996 primarily in response to concerns......
communications satellite
communications satellite, Earth-orbiting system capable of receiving a signal (e.g., data, voice, TV) and relaying......
compact disc
compact disc (CD), a molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction......
compiler
compiler, computer software that translates (compiles) source code written in a high-level language (e.g., C++)......
computational aesthetics
computational aesthetics, a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) concerned with the computational assessment......
computer
computer, device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Computer once meant a person who did computations,......
- Introduction
- Supercomputing, Processing, Speed
- Memory, Storage, Processing
- Output Devices
- Miniaturization, Transistors, Chips
- Networking, Protocols, Connectivity
- History, Technology, Innovation
- Technology, Invention, History
- Business Machines, Automation, Data Processing
- Turing Machine, Algorithms, Automata
- ENIAC, Electronic, Computing
- UNIVAC, Computing, Data Storage
- Programming, FORTRAN, IBM
- Time-sharing, Minicomputers, Multitasking
- Home Use, Microprocessors, Software
- Hobby, Expansion, Technology
- Apple, Technology, Innovation
- Windows, OS, Software
- Networking, Digitalization, Automation
- Social Networking, Connectivity, Interaction
computer animation
computer animation, form of animated graphics using computers that replaced both âstop-motionâ animation of scale-model......
computer architecture
computer architecture, structure of a digital computer, encompassing the design and layout of its instruction set......
computer chip
computer chip, integrated circuit or small wafer of semiconductor material embedded with integrated circuitry.......
computer circuitry
computer circuitry, complete path or combination of interconnected paths for electron flow in a computer. Computer......
computer graphics
computer graphics, production of images on computers for use in any medium. Images used in the graphic design of......
computer memory
computer memory, device that is used to store data or programs (sequences of instructions) on a temporary or permanent......
computer network
computer network, two or more computers that are connected to each other to communicate data electronically. Besides......
computer program
computer program, detailed plan or procedure for solving a problem with a computer; more specifically, an unambiguous,......
computer programming language
computer programming language, any of various languages for expressing a set of detailed instructions for a digital......
computer scripting language
computer scripting language, a computer language intended to solve relatively small programming problems that do......
computer simulation
computer simulation, the use of a computer to represent the dynamic responses of one system by the behaviour of......
computer virus
computer virus, a portion of a computer program code that has been designed to furtively copy itself into other......
computer vision
computer vision, field of artificial intelligence in which programs attempt to identify objects represented in......
computer worm
computer worm, computer program designed to furtively copy itself into other computers. Unlike a computer virus,......
computer-aided engineering
computer-aided engineering (CAE), in industry, the integration of design and manufacturing into a system under......
computer-aided software engineering
computer-aided software engineering (CASE), use of computers in designing sophisticated tools to aid the software......
computer-assisted instruction
computer-assisted instruction (CAI), a program of instructional material presented by means of a computer or computer......
computer-integrated manufacturing
computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM), data-driven automation that affects all systems or subsystems within a......
Comsat
Comsat, private corporation authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1962 to develop commercial communications satellite......
concurrent programming
concurrent programming, computer programming in which, during a period of time, multiple processes are being executed.......
Condé Nast
When Condé Montrose Nast bought a publication called Vogue in 1909, he was a man with a vision. He recognized that......
connectionism
connectionism, an approach to artificial intelligence (AI) that developed out of attempts to understand how the......
Connolly, Cyril
Cyril Connolly was an English critic, novelist, and man of letters, founder and editor of Horizon, a magazine of......
Conover, Willis
Willis Conover was an American radio broadcaster and jazz promoter who was the longtime host of the Music USA program......
Conrad, Frank
Frank Conrad was an American electrical engineer whose interest in radiotelephony led to the establishment of the......
Conroy, Jack
Jack Conroy was a leftist American writer best known for his contributions to âproletarian literature,â fiction......
Constable, Archibald
Archibald Constable was the most gifted bookseller-publisher of Edinburghâs Augustan Age and, for a decade, owner......
content community
Content communities consist of online social media platforms that allow users to share multimedia materials including......
content farm
Content farms are companies that create a large quantity of Internet content written specifically for the purpose......
content filter
content filter, software that screens and blocks online content that includes particular words or images. Although......
content management system
content management system (CMS), collaborative software for creating, modifying, and managing digital content.......
content moderation
Every day, billions of people worldwide sign onto the worldâs social media platforms, consuming and producing massive......
contour line
contour line, a line on a map representing an imaginary line on the land surface, all points of which are at the......
contour mapping
contour mapping, the delineation of any property in map form by constructing lines of equal values of that property......
control unit
control unit, subcomponent of a central processing unit (CPU) that manages a computerâs operations. The control......
Conté crayon
Conté crayon, drawing pencil named after Nicolas-Jacques Conté, the French scientist who invented it late in the......
cookbook
cookbook, collection of recipes, instructions, and information about the preparation and serving of foods. At its......
Cooke, Alistair
Alistair Cooke was a British-born American journalist and commentator, best known for his lively and insightful......
Cooke, Sir William Fothergill
Sir William Fothergill Cooke was an English inventor who worked with Charles Wheatstone in developing electric......