High Definition: An A to Z Guide to Personal Technology

Modern life is packed with information technology, but manytechnical terms leave us with puzzling questions. Whats thedifference between an MP3 and an MP4? How is electronic differentfrom digital? Where, and what, is the cell in my cell phone? HighDefinition: An A to Z Guide to Personal Technology provides answers tothese and thousands of other questions about the technology we live withand depend on. With more than 3,000 terms, this is the first dictionary to bringtogether both the basic and the not-so-basic vocabularies of homecomputers, cell phones, modems, the Internet, CD and DVD players, monitors and screens, gaming systems, and other information technologyfound in houses, offices, backpacks, and pockets. Both the nontechnicallyminded and the techno-savvy will find the explanations and cross-referenceshelpful, clear, and interesting. The dictionary helps to decipher in straightforward and accessiblelanguage the myriad of confusing terms associated with current technology.Buyers can bone up on the technical specifications of electronicproducts and why they matter. With more than 500 abbreviations andacronyms, this is an indispensable reference in a world full of technologicalshorthand. No other book on the market puts so muchinformation about the technology we use every day into one convenientand thorough volume.