SH by _ Certified Data Processor Rainer Glannella . Computer Terminology Exptelned not lg When I began writing: ‘this column: seven months ago 1 stated: aod: : have said-that I’ve been. guilty of - puter tech-talk. : - Since it-has often been said a pictire is worth a’ ‘thousand | “words, this week I’m presenting an illustration (see, right) which. Woh oe ‘glarifies a number of phrases and expressions that are freely oe ". tossed. around. by the so-called ‘computer’ literati’. 7 “Many. ‘of ‘you may ‘have already : seen this illustration as it has. . circulated the. industry for some time:under a: number of titles 4 in~ : cluding. ‘Computer Terminology, Explained’, ‘Understanding | i of Computer’ J argon’, ‘and, How to Explain Computers, to Senior 7 Management’. i we : “My only regret is that ¢ cannot give credit where ‘credit i is ‘due. the original author of this: Sgem aoe sie no one seems to know: “wo Alderm but aren t sure what it is “Terrace city council has ac- cepted the challenge. They are putting two teams together to compete against the Thornhill ‘Volunteer Fire Department and other challengers. in the ‘1989 -- Celebrity 4x2 Slab Race” to be held during the Skeena Valley Fall Fair. “i Council is often criticized for - the decisions they ‘make, some- ' 4x2 the same as . query got a quick reply | from F ~ . somewhere in the room:. “A 4n2 could. attract, some- attention: to ‘the city — “council:.is “always thinking “of economic. .develop- ment. The: problem ‘with ‘their decision, however, is the fact that they've made a decision about something, they know ~~ nothing about. -Qur city aldermen don’t even “know what a 4x2 is let alone how to use a slab. Things could get interesting when they find out. Someone during council’s last meeting suggested that a slab race demands that a team of two or more participants strap their feet to boards and, with some coordination and a ‘lot. of . cooperation, race. others-to the-.- finish line. If this is true, : there" could be a problem; “We can’t” ‘even do that on’: * council; ” - Danny Sheridan pointed, out, - -Missing the point of his: state- ment, Ruth Hallock asked, ‘‘Isa is a 2x4 on edge.” Considering the ‘debate, and. noting the confused faces before him, Mayor Jack Talstra tried to. set his‘ aldermen: ‘on a more positive: track. We do have a chance’ to, make.'a quick “fifty”, bucks,” he said referring to the ° ‘can stand on theback and: ‘call the pace,”’ he said. “71 be the | a 2x4??!: This : odin terms that the average reader could linderstand. I feet in most... ; cases I’ve managed to accomplish this, butia: number’ ‘of, readers". ; periodic. backsliding | into, com- a are Florey pis : La AFFLUCKT IO oo: a Bere mar USER INTER FAC - - we we CENTRAL an - 1g URGE ConTROL|_ ws weir . _Devicel” ~ overriow je (INPUT Zour rUT ERKOR. gackur SISTEM en. ‘enter slab race, winning purse — and it worked. “We should call this to:-the ‘can baseball: attention of the taxpayers,’”:sug- gested Hallock, noting-that-our city elders are alway looking for ways to balance the budget. . Now highly motivated, ‘Darryl ‘Laurent moved that the matter be referred to administration for action and nominated Sheridan as team ‘captain. Sheridan times unfairly, but this sounds .- thought that was:a‘great idea. °‘T - like a fun event’ ‘and“one that coach,” volunteered ‘Bob. Coop- er, venturing into the discussion © ‘for. the first time: ‘Sheridan then suggested that . ‘administration ~ Sept. 3. [ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST our. OF YOUR COMPUTER? IF NOT. ne with the bark remaining on it.” Or.it could even refer. to Ameri- slang for the | pitchers plate, There are other | definitions .as. well. Slabbing means to make into slabs, cover _ with slabs, or to saw slabs from a log, “To cover with slabs’’ sounds interesting, but there’s © - ONE-on-ONE Training in Most Business Applications - ON-SITE Software Traubleshooting i ACCOUNTING Software installation & Conversions in major : packages Including ACCPAC, BEDFORD, &. NEW VIEWS - CALL 635- 3444 AND ASK FOR RAINER. - GENERAL COMPUTER. CONSULTING and SYSTEMS setup’ really only one way to discover the truth. Show up at the | RAINERGIANNELIA SYSTEMS, P.O. BOX 621, TERRACE B.C., VEG 4B8 (604) 635-3444, horse: show ring at 3 P m, On . enter a team as, well and‘it may — ou be that this will give the city” oe much better shot.at the ’89 title. “]: It’s not known ifsanyone- on |. council read the rules~for the ..| race, and ‘just in’ case’: “they “f haven't, here they are: The: race takes place in the -horse show ring at'3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3. Costumes are mandatory and only two -per- sons are allowed per team. Two? That was never mentioned by council, lead‘man for Capt. “Sheridan can ' be, slotted at ‘that time. It’s dif- ficult to say if, there'll’ be much competition for the honor. In the meantime, Capt. Sheridan is said to. be in training under the watchful eye of Coach Cooper.. > But what kind of training? - . Funk. and Wagnalls standard “slab” as a Noun meaning ie of three things, It could be, “‘ flat plate; piece, mass, Or slice, as of metal or stone, ete.”” Or it could: be, ‘the outside piece of. a log sawed for. umber, often “but. there is -another meeting before the: event and a. desktop.. dictionary » defines . the Ciby of September 8, 1989. Steve Scott "3945 Eby Street” Terrace, 8. C. NBG 2x8 Ron CITY OF TERRACE NOTICE a ooeala for operation of the Terrace Arena Concession will.” be recelved by the undersigned until 4:00 PM Friday, < Superintendent of, Parks and Recreation Information packages are available at the Parks aid Retrea- ai tion Department Office at the Terrace Arena. ~ . enforcement in your area from We're seeing more accidents August 26th until September 8th. caused by excessive speed than | 2 ever before. ". And those accidents touch the - ves of ‘people all over the province. —.> Inaneffortto curb speeders, Las local police will be increasing ~ \- YOUR LOCAL POLICE = POLICE ARE WATCHING FOR SPEEDERS.