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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.

Homepage: A document that has an address (URL) on the World Wide Web, is maintained by a person or an organization, and contains pointers to other pieces of information.

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 programming language used to create documents for display on the World Wide Web.

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol): The set of rules and standards that govern how information is transmitted on the World Wide Web.

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.