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CERTAIN USEFUL WEBSITES & A GLOSSARY OF COMPUTER-RELATED TERMINOLOGIES
Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Under Secretary, CSIR, New Delhi
Computers have become an inseparable component in the lives people on mother earth. The importance of Websites can never be over-emphasized. These are said to be containing an amazing quantum of information running to over 600 crore pages. Name any thing under the sky; amoeba to atom; cell to spaceship; you have it! While most of the computer operations are menu-driven oriented, a basic knowledge about the popular terms facilitates better understanding of the subject.
With a view to share these, certain useful Websites and a glossary of common terminologies related to computers and their operation are presented in the present compilation.
WEBSITES
www.bravenet.com
If you want to create a website for you. You would get necessary software and up-loading to servers free of cost.
www.gamespy.com
Information on all PC Games
www.asseenonscreen.com
Information on today's fashion trends
www.halls.md
Website on health and details on certain indexes such as body mass index, ideal weight index, breast cancer index, etc.
www.neowin.net
Information on Microsoft, Apple, Oracle. Software is also available
www.pcinternetpatrol.com
If you getting a feeling that Hackers are invading your PC. This scans your PC and lets you know whether you are facing such problem or not. You would also get firewalls for virus.
www.startcounter.com
It records the start-counter and the number of persons. This is very important for those who want to open a website for themselves.
www.thefreesite.com
You would get free software, e-books and details thereon
www.easyrgb.com
You can have your colour pattern on your monitor and related solutions
www.whatis.com
Full information on PC software, hardware, internet. You would get solutions for any sort of problem.
www.freepublicproxies.com
This will be useful to those who want to visit websites from home through proxy server.
www.emailfiltering.com
Helps you in filtering unwanted mail in your inbox on some fee.
www.icra.org
Software to block unobjectionable websites
How to block websites from children:
Internet Explorer -- History -- decide as to how many days record is required --
Brower -- tools -- click -- web-browser -- preference menu -- click on ratings -- by changing the options we can block certain websites.
Right click on Internet Explorer -- options menu -- content -- adviser -- click on settings button -- get a message for administrator password -- after creating a password -- click on approved icon -- type the names of websites which can be seen by children.
Similarly certain websites can be listed for blocking.
www.wordsmith.org
Knowing about words in English
www.earth.google.com
www.googleearthhacks.com
To see various cities on earth
For this, download either ATI or NIVIDA
http://www.rmaf.org
www.dkrishnamurthy.com
For information on various subjects
www.brainboost.com
Question every thing.
www.incometax.india.gov.in
To lodge complaints against companies by Investors
http://www.icdlbooks.org/.
www.jkrowling.com
www.directory.com
www.Gutenberg.com
www.books-on-line.com
Children’s books
www.microsoft.com/reader
E-book reading
hp-lexicom.com
Dictionary
www.encyclopedia.com
www.encarta.msn.com
www.britannica.com
www.ntreasearch.com
www.go.grolier.com
http://www.kids.inforplease.com/
http://www.encyclozine.com/
www.libraryspot.com
www.emulateme.com
To know any thing about:
www.calenderhome.com
For preparation of a calendar
http://www.dmoz.com/
This website helps in getting information on google and other search-engines.
www.altavista.com
A search-engine. If you do not get any information in google, look at this
http://www.download.com/
www.freedownloadscenter.com
www.topshareware.com
www.hotdownloads.com
www.webattack.com
www.freewarefiles.com
www.simtel.com
www.jumbo.com
www.amazesoft.com
www.softhall.com
www.majorgeeks.com
For down-loading various types of software
www.symbols.com
Information on 2500 symbols or signs such as Swastik
www.ucas.co.uk
Information on educational institutions in UK.
http://www.biometrics.co.za/
www.biometrics.cse.msu.edu/
www.biodigest.com/
http://www.biomet.org/
www.biometricgroup.com/
http://www.gensoft.com/
Information on biometrics
www.netlingo.com
Latest information on net-language with dictionary
www.freetranslation.com
Free translation from English to Spanish, Chinese and 10 other languages.
http://www.medicdirect.com/
A website created by a group of Doctors. Certain solutions on small ailments are available.
www.xe.com
Current exchange rate of foreign exchange.
www.businessculture.com
Website on business culture of various countries
www.earthcalender.net
Website on holidays in various countries
www.newseum.org
First page of various newspapers of 28 countries. Information on media, interpretations, etc.
www.daypop.com
International news.
www.botspot.com
Bonzibuddy - Personal assistants
Speaking calendar
Talk2 desktop
Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Under Secretary, CSIR, New Delhi
Computers have become an inseparable component in the lives people on mother earth. The importance of Websites can never be over-emphasized. These are said to be containing an amazing quantum of information running to over 600 crore pages. Name any thing under the sky; amoeba to atom; cell to spaceship; you have it! While most of the computer operations are menu-driven oriented, a basic knowledge about the popular terms facilitates better understanding of the subject.
With a view to share these, certain useful Websites and a glossary of common terminologies related to computers and their operation are presented in the present compilation.
WEBSITES
www.bravenet.com
If you want to create a website for you. You would get necessary software and up-loading to servers free of cost.
www.gamespy.com
Information on all PC Games
www.asseenonscreen.com
Information on today's fashion trends
www.halls.md
Website on health and details on certain indexes such as body mass index, ideal weight index, breast cancer index, etc.
www.neowin.net
Information on Microsoft, Apple, Oracle. Software is also available
www.pcinternetpatrol.com
If you getting a feeling that Hackers are invading your PC. This scans your PC and lets you know whether you are facing such problem or not. You would also get firewalls for virus.
www.startcounter.com
It records the start-counter and the number of persons. This is very important for those who want to open a website for themselves.
www.thefreesite.com
You would get free software, e-books and details thereon
www.easyrgb.com
You can have your colour pattern on your monitor and related solutions
www.whatis.com
Full information on PC software, hardware, internet. You would get solutions for any sort of problem.
www.freepublicproxies.com
This will be useful to those who want to visit websites from home through proxy server.
www.emailfiltering.com
Helps you in filtering unwanted mail in your inbox on some fee.
www.icra.org
Software to block unobjectionable websites
How to block websites from children:
Internet Explorer -- History -- decide as to how many days record is required --
Brower -- tools -- click -- web-browser -- preference menu -- click on ratings -- by changing the options we can block certain websites.
Right click on Internet Explorer -- options menu -- content -- adviser -- click on settings button -- get a message for administrator password -- after creating a password -- click on approved icon -- type the names of websites which can be seen by children.
Similarly certain websites can be listed for blocking.
www.wordsmith.org
Knowing about words in English
www.earth.google.com
www.googleearthhacks.com
To see various cities on earth
For this, download either ATI or NIVIDA
http://www.rmaf.org
www.dkrishnamurthy.com
For information on various subjects
www.brainboost.com
Question every thing.
www.incometax.india.gov.in
To lodge complaints against companies by Investors
http://www.icdlbooks.org/.
www.jkrowling.com
www.directory.com
www.Gutenberg.com
www.books-on-line.com
Children’s books
www.microsoft.com/reader
E-book reading
hp-lexicom.com
Dictionary
www.encyclopedia.com
www.encarta.msn.com
www.britannica.com
www.ntreasearch.com
www.go.grolier.com
http://www.kids.inforplease.com/
http://www.encyclozine.com/
www.libraryspot.com
www.emulateme.com
To know any thing about:
www.calenderhome.com
For preparation of a calendar
http://www.dmoz.com/
This website helps in getting information on google and other search-engines.
www.altavista.com
A search-engine. If you do not get any information in google, look at this
http://www.download.com/
www.freedownloadscenter.com
www.topshareware.com
www.hotdownloads.com
www.webattack.com
www.freewarefiles.com
www.simtel.com
www.jumbo.com
www.amazesoft.com
www.softhall.com
www.majorgeeks.com
For down-loading various types of software
www.symbols.com
Information on 2500 symbols or signs such as Swastik
www.ucas.co.uk
Information on educational institutions in UK.
http://www.biometrics.co.za/
www.biometrics.cse.msu.edu/
www.biodigest.com/
http://www.biomet.org/
www.biometricgroup.com/
http://www.gensoft.com/
Information on biometrics
www.netlingo.com
Latest information on net-language with dictionary
www.freetranslation.com
Free translation from English to Spanish, Chinese and 10 other languages.
http://www.medicdirect.com/
A website created by a group of Doctors. Certain solutions on small ailments are available.
www.xe.com
Current exchange rate of foreign exchange.
www.businessculture.com
Website on business culture of various countries
www.earthcalender.net
Website on holidays in various countries
www.newseum.org
First page of various newspapers of 28 countries. Information on media, interpretations, etc.
www.daypop.com
International news.
www.botspot.com
Bonzibuddy - Personal assistants
Speaking calendar
Talk2 desktop
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