OASIS® COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGY GLOSSARY

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ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><B>QIC</B> - Is a Quarter Inch Cartridge. </P> <A NAME = "qpsk"></A> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><B>QPSK</B> - Refers to Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying. </P> <A NAME = "quantum_computer"></A> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><B>Quantum Computer</B> - Refers to computers based on QBITS.</P> <A NAME = "query"></A> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><B>Query</B> - Is a question or a request for information, data or other response.</P> <A NAME = "queue"></A> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><B>Queue</B> - Is a line or place of storage. Print jobs are often spooled to a queue based on pre-established priorities. </P> <A NAME = "quotelib"></A> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><B>QUOTELIB™</B> - Refers to a library of commands that allows a programmer to integrate real time and delayed stock proice quotes into their applications. </P> <A NAME = "qwerty"></A> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><B>QWERTY</B> - Refers to the key scheme for the standard english languge keyboard. The other common scheme is DVORAK. Both refer to the first 5 leffters in the upper left of the alphabetic part of the keyboard. Both were ordered in attempts to optimize the speed of typing. </P> <FONT size =2> <center> | <A HREF = "/mission.html">Our Mission </a> | <A HREF = "/aboutb.html">About Barkley International Inc.</a> | <A HREF = "/contactc.html">Contacting Us</a> | <br> | <A HREF = "/index.html">OASIS® Home</a> | </center> </center> <hr size="2" noshade> <FONT size="-2"><ADDRESS>Copyright © 1998-2000 Barkley International Inc. All Rights Reserved. - Page created Tuesday, May 19, 1998 by Oasis Management®. Last Modified on Saturday, July 05, 2008.</a> </FONT></ADDRESS> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </TR></TD></TABLE> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>