Why oh why didn't Mr Windows use complete layman terms when it came to naming computer related things. Like bmw files or whateva there called, didn't he realise we aint all computer geeks and find the simplest things the hardest.
2007-04-03 15:42:28 · 11 answers · asked by shootin_star 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
why is anything named anything?
Things in a computer need a name so that when talked about others will be able to understand what is being talked about.
It really sounds like if you are interested in what goes on inside your computer, you should look it up rather then blame the creators/inventors for how they name componants or files.
PS... in responce to, "we aint all computer geeks"... maybe you should not worry about SAM files or the like, and just be an end user rather then degrade people that really do have any knowlage on the subject.
second post script... files really have nothing to do with thier extentions... extentions only are a quick and dirty way for an OS to match different types of files with the method of reading them,... really any file can have any extension you want and they will be able to be read just the same as if they were written with an incorrect extention (for example, if you rename a MP3 to a BMW file, you will still be able to read the file just the same). So, really your best bet is not to get bogged down too much in the extention then what (or how in the case of compiled machine code) is actualy in the file...
well hope that helps,
good day
2007-04-03 15:44:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Good Question. And there is an answer equally good. Computer Terms used to be all laymen. Still are. But over the years, noew technology was invented and developed. Now I could say to you, you need to format your hdd after FDisking it so that you can w/r the os. OR, I could say, You need to write your hard disk drive to 0's after partitioning it so that you can wipe and reload the operating system.
Now try saying that 350 times per day....
I could sit here and say Scalable Linking Interface or I could just say SLI Card.
The jargon is actually acronyms for a bunch of high tech terms that you would never remember it. Plus it's human nature to give things a nickname.
Thanks for asking, that was a fun one
2007-04-03 22:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by YourTech 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a fairly easy way to translate all the technical jargon, so long as you're using Windows XP. First you have to unpack your shell files in your Windows directory, then get on the Microsoft website and download VirtualShell 2.1.3 or higher (the earlier versions don't support GNV files). You can now use this to isolate your kernel and run Windows under its DOS emulator configuration. After that it's just a simple matter of reformatting the files using Microsoft's post-assembler control script, running simplelanguage.exe (this will be in the ZIP folder you downloaded with VirtualShell, keep in mind you have to unzip it into your system32 directory) and restarting Windows under its normal configuration.
In case you were wondering, yes, I'm joking.
2007-04-03 22:51:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're confusing the jargon with the technology.
The jargon is easy to learn, just like a foreign language, translating one set of characters into a corresponding set of characters that you understand is the easy part.
The difficult thing is learning how it all works together; grammar, syntax etc. This is the hard part. It requires more effort.
Make the effort to learn a little about the technology and the jargon won't seem like another language to you.
2007-04-03 22:49:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why should they? Why not make a sports terms more layman, or cooking, or anything else there are terms that those outside thefield can understand? Those words seve the people in their fields. They made them up for them.
2007-04-03 22:53:00 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor Robotnik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there's so much computers can do and there has to be terminology for it; as for using laymans' terms for naming computer related things, programmers don't, so OS designers can't.
2007-04-03 22:47:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hold over from the days computers were for engineers only.
2007-04-03 22:45:50 · answer #7 · answered by Andy T 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
So you can have a middle man to mark up the product and sell it to you in language you can understand.
2007-04-03 22:45:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
it's so all the geeks can feel big & clever when they know what it means..if you're ever stuck with what some piece of jargon means try this site...
2007-04-04 03:14:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cause its inna world of its own.
Never heard of cyberspace?
2007-04-03 22:54:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋