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- Hard disk
- A computer s main data storage component, usually housed within the CPU. Hard disks generally hold more data and can be read faster than floppy disks.
- Hard drive
- A disk drive that reads a computer s hard disk.
- Hard skills
- Technical skills. See also soft skills.
- HDTV (high-definition TV)
- A television signal that has over five times the resolution of standard television and requires extraordinary bandwidth.
- Health and Safety Advisors or Safety Consultant
- • physicians - health, chronic illnesses • safety engineers and technicians- health and safety in the workplace the provision of advice relating to hazards from dangerous substances, equipment for personal protection, and other elements of a safe workplace. They need a special training. • chemical and process engineers – focus on plant safety () to ensure safe production processes, fire and explosion prevention. Some of these engineers are registered, as required by law. • environmental engineers – to ensure environmental safety such as the prevention of air and water pollution. Authorities are also a critical part of the health and safety context because of the role they play in, flow and exchange of information.
- Home page
- The main page of hypertext-based information for n individual or organization on the World Wide Web (WWW).
- Host
- (noun) A computer connected to a network. (verb) To store and manage another company s technology and/or content on your own servers.
- HRD (human resource development)
- 1) A term coined by Leonard Nadler to describe the organized learning experiences, such as training, education, and development, offered by employers within a specific timeframe to improve employee performance or personal growth. 2) Another name for the field and profession sometimes called training or training and development.
- HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
- The coding applied to text files that allows them to appear as formatted hypermedia documents on the World Wide Web.
- Hub
- A network device that connects communication lines together.
- Hub
- A network device that connects communication lines together.
- Hypermedia
- Applications or documents that contain dynamic links to other media, such as audio, video, or graphics files.
- Hypertext
- A system for retrieving information from servers on the Internet using World Wide Web client software. Hypertext consists of key words or phrases in a WWW page that are linked electronically to other Webpages.
