videotex
vid·e·o·tex
V0094000 (vĭd′ē-ō-tĕks′) also vid·e·o·text (-tĕkst′)Videotex
(ˈvɪdɪəʊˌtɛks)vid•e•o•tex
(ˈvɪd i oʊˌtɛks)n.
单词 | videotex |
释义 | videotexvid·e·o·texV0094000 (vĭd′ē-ō-tĕks′) also vid·e·o·text (-tĕkst′)Videotex(ˈvɪdɪəʊˌtɛks)vid•e•o•tex(ˈvɪd i oʊˌtɛks)n. videotexvideotex,communications service that is linked to an adapted televisiontelevision,transmission and reception of still or moving images by means of electrical signals, originally primarily by means of electromagnetic radiation using the techniques of radio, now also by fiber-optic and coaxial cables and other means. ..... Click the link for more information. receiver or a personal computerpersonal computer (PC), small but powerful computer primarily used in an office or home without the need to be connected to a larger computer. PCs evolved after the development of the microprocessor made possible the hobby-computer movement of the late 1970s, when some computers ..... Click the link for more information. by telephone lines, cable televisioncable television, the transmission of televised images to viewers by means of coaxial cables. Cable systems receive the television signal, which is sent out over cables to individual subscribers, by a common antenna (CATV) or satellite dish. ..... Click the link for more information. facilities, or the like, and that allows a user to retrieve and display alphanumericalphanumeric or alphameric , the set of letters and numbers. When used in reference to computer input and output, the set usually is expanded to include the upper- and lower-case alphabetic characters (A–Z, a–z), the numeric characters (0–9), and ..... Click the link for more information. and pictorial information at home. Originally, videotex systems were limited to menu-oriented applications, in which information is selected from hierarchically arranged menus and displayed in fixed frames, but later technologies allowed greater interactivity and scrolled the information across the viewing screen. There are two forms of videotex systems. One-way teletext systems permit the selection and display of such general information as airline schedules, traffic conditions, and traditional newspaper content. Viewdata systems are more specific and provide for two-way, or interactive, communication. Specific questions may be researched by accessing the appropriate database: e.g., bank balances can be verified and bills paid, merchandise can be ordered from retail merchants and catalogs, and travel and hotel reservations can be made. In Japan and Europe, videotex systems became well-established and were government-operated; in North America, systems were developed by newspaper publishers (called electronic news) and banks. With the growing popularity of the personal computer, on-line database services became more significant, especially in the United States. These made the home user part of an interactive networknetwork, BibliographySee A. F. Alber, Videotex/Teletext: Principles and Practices (1985); P. L. Mothersole and N. W. White, Broadcast Data Systems (1990); A. F. Alber, Interactive Computer Systems: Videotex and Multimedia (1993). videotex[′vid·ē·ō‚teks]VideotexvideotexvideotexThe first attempts at interactive information delivery for shopping, banking, news, etc. Many trials were made, but it never caught on in the U.S. and was not very successful anywhere except in France (see Minitel). Videotex uses a TV set-top box and keyboard. Data are delivered by phone line and stored in the box as predefined frames with limited graphics that are retrieved by menu.See VTX |
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