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IT glossary

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Quadrillion
One thousand trillion.
Quality Assurance (QA)
Procedures taken to ensure that a company delivers products that conform to standards.
Quartz crystal
The material used to maintain the heartbeat of a computer.A thin slice of quartz, activated by electrical pulses, vibrates at a steady frequency.
Query
To request information from a database.
Query language
A language used for querying a database or other type of file.
Queue
A first-in first-out data structure used for lining up requests for a resource such as a printer or communications channel.