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Gateway:
As in Common Gateway Interface (CGI). It is a piece of software that
allows two items to communicate with each other. They are used to make
connections between computers and systems inside that computer.
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General
Protection Fault:
GPF, short for General Protection Fault, is a computer condition that
causes a Windows application to crash. The most common cause of a GPF is two
applications trying to use the same block of memory, or more specifically,
one application trying to use memory assigned to another application.
The following situations can also cause GPFs:
Running an application with insufficient resources
Using improper hardware device drivers
Corrupted or missing Windows files
Applications exchanging data that cannot be read
GPFs are often preceded by an invalid page fault.
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GIF:
Pronounced "jif." Stands for Graphical Interchange Format. It is an
image format created by Compuserve.
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Gigabyte:
2 to the 30th power (1,073,741,824) bytes. One gigabyte is equal to
1,024 megabytes. Gigabyte is often abbreviated as G or GB.
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GIGO:
It's an acronym that stands for Garbage In, Garbage Out.
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Glyph:
A graphic symbol whose appearance conveys information; for example, the
vertical and horizontal arrows on cursor keys that indicate the directions
in which they control cursor movement.
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Gopher:
A method of distributing information by computers that has waned in
popularity to ftp. Most gopher files contain only text information with few
images, audio, or video components. Files can be downloaded with a similar
protocol like ftp.
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GUI -
Graphical User Interface:
A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics
capabilities to make the program easier to use. Well-designed graphical user
interfaces can free the user from learning complex command languages. On the
other hand, many users find that they work more effectively with a
command-driven interface, especially if they already know the command
language.
