Want To Become A Tech Expert? Here Are 25 Jargons That You Must Know To Impress Any Tech Geek

Ever been in a group of friends who are geeks and you feel quite left out because you¡¯re not up to date with all the terms they're throwing around?

Maybe you had a date with someone who starts talking about technology, and you just nod because you have no idea about what he's babbling? We have a solution to your problem.

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This article won't make you Elon Musk, but it's a start to start polishing your hidden inner geek. Here are 25 terms that might help you get through the tough times and you might actually develop an interest in technology while reading these.

AMOLED

Stands for Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode. This enables each pixel to activate faster thus allowing for better pictures and videos with more pixels.

HDRI

High Dynamic Range Imaging is a technique used in photography to produce high-quality images with a larger range of colours.

HDMI

High Definition Multimedia Interface is an interface to transmit audio or video to a monitor or any other projecting device. You might have heard of HDMI cables in meeting rooms.

LTE(4G)

You might have seen this over the signal bar on your phone if you have a 4G connection. It¡¯s generally shipped as 4G. Long Term Evolution(LTE) is a standard for wireless communications that allows for a wider range of bandwidths and thus allows for high-speed internet.

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Rooting

Rooting is basically unlocking administrator access for various Android devices. This lets you replace system app and run specialised apps. Developers generally root their devices to make different modifications. But it can completely ruin your device if not done properly, and your warranty gets void. So avoid if you don¡¯t know to code.

Jailbreak

Jailbreak is similar to rooting, except, it gives you complete admin powers. You can side-load unapproved apps. You can download unapproved apps without rooting.

Bugs

A bug is basically a fault in a program¡¯s code, that leads it to give a flawed result for an input. Often, if a program doesn¡¯t work properly, it¡¯s said to be ¡®buggy¡¯.

Anti-aliasing

Anti-aliasing a common term used in gaming. Anti-aliasing generally smoothens the texture of images. You won¡¯t notice it much if you play on low graphics. It¡¯s better to turn off anti-aliasing if your graphics card isn¡¯t powerful enough to carry a game.

Cache

A cache is a place where data is stored temporarily. It loads your web pages faster. If you want to visit a page after you¡¯ve exited it, browsers find it easier to retrieve it from the cache than to ask for the site from the servers. That¡¯s why, sometimes when you immediately go back to a page, part of it gets loaded even if the internet connection is broken.

Notch

The image will explain everything.

Bezel

The space around the screen is bezel. Vivo Apex set to release next month will become the first bezel-less, notch less phone.

VPN

A Virtual Private Network masks your IP address with another one. VPNs are generally set up for a secure transaction because your IP address remains a secret and untraceable. But people also use it to access blocked sites and the deep web.

Error 404

It¡¯s a response code telling you that the information you requested was not found. This Error generally occurs, when a website deletes its content but the link to that content still exists.

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Cookies

Cookies hold a small amount of data from a website in your computer. Unlike the data in the cache, cookies are permanent.

Phishing

Phishing is a technique to send fraud email or texts to steal your money. Most emails asking for money for some cause or telling that you¡¯ve won a contest are fake. No one¡¯s giving out free money. Be a smart netizen.

Boot

When an electronic device starts it¡¯s called booting. So when someone says, ¡°My phone takes too long to boot,¡± means that their phone takes a lot of time to get a start and become operational.

Ping

If you¡¯re a gamer, this is a term you must have come across. Ping is basically how much time it takes for a signal to travel to and fro. If someone says that their ping is high, means the time it takes for a signal to travel from the servers to their device and vice versa is high.

Ecosystem

People with Apple devices tend to buy other Apple products to remain in the ecosystem. It¡¯s basically you have multiple devices that can connect easily with each other and can have fluid interactions with each other.

Blockchain

The blockchain is basically a chain of records called blocks. Once a block is made, the data in it cannot be changed without changing the data in previous blocks. This technique is used to protect cryptocurrencies from hackers.

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Internet of things

It¡¯s basically the internet itself, where everyone can share data seamlessly.

Quantum computing

Though still in its infancy, quantum computers are based on quantum mechanics. In quantum computers, 0 and 1 can be represented at the same time, unlike normal computers. In layman terms, quantum computers will process data faster and can perform a deeper analysis than analytical computers.

Big data

Big data is referred to the data that is so huge that normal data processing software can¡¯t process them. SO basically it¡¯s everything on the web. Targeted advertising is one of the best examples of how Big Data is used. You search something on the internet and you start getting advertisements for that product or genre? Never happened? Have a better look at the advertisements next time.

8k, 4k

8K (7680¡Á4320) and 4K (3840 ¡Á 2160) are like 720p (1280¡Á720). They are horizontal screen display resolutions. These are measured in pixels. Most modern devices do support 4K, but you some 8K TVs too, that might cause a dent in your pockets.

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Data Mining

Data mining is basically deriving data from pre-existing data. The data is generally Big data, thus data mining plays a huge role in targeted advertising.
Cloud Computing When you can access a file in a system or server from various other systems, it is known as cloud computing. There are several cloud platform, like the Google Drive.

Like we said, this isn't all there is to get your tech geek shining, but at least it's a start. Hope it helps.