Glossary 301
Encoding: The process of assigning bits to a data item.
End User License Agreement (EULA): A license to use the product in certain ways
specified in a contract. Commonly used in software programs and becoming a common
means to control the uses of digital media.
Engelbart, Doug: A scientist at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) where he proposed
computer-human interaction as a research project. His team developed hypertext, the
first mouse, the GUI interface, and researched the power of computer networks. At SRI,
Engelbart was instrumental in ARPAnet, the precursor of the Internet.
ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. The first general purpose elec-
tronic computer. Built in 1943–1945 for over $500,000, ...