Internet Terms-Q

query a question, usually one presented to a database or search engine to find a file, Web page, product or service.

queue pronounced “Q” a waiting line where elements of many varieties are sorted and are waiting to be processed. For example, a number of printing jobs may be “queued up” waiting to be printed. The printer takes a single document at a time and prints it.

QuickDraw Macintosh graphic control language used to create, display and manipulate graphical images.

QuickTime part of the Macintosh operating system used for the display of video and animation that requires a special QuickTime driver. QuickTime is available for PC users by downloading the Windows plug-in.

QuickTime VR (QuickTime Virtual Reality) an upgraded version of QuickTime developed by Apple that allows users to experience 3D photographs and other graphical images using a mouse to zoom in and out, rotate and otherwise manipulate a wide variety of shapes and forms.

quit to exit an application by properly saving work and shutting it down.

Q radio buttons one of a group of items or options appearing in a dialog box or dropdown menu, that once selected, inactivates the others, unlike items available in a check box, of which more than one may be chosen.