CD Optical Storage Glossary of Computer Terms (Letter I)
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics.
IMA
Interactive Multimedia Association. An umbrella organization grouping over 220 suppliers and end-users to deal with multimedia standards and data exchange issues. Endorses and supervises technical aspects of JPEG and MPEG compression standards and developing multimedia platform standards.
Importing
A method of accessing or bringing in files created on other platforms or applications.
Interactivity
The ability of a user to control the presentation by a multimedia system, not only for material selection, but for the way in which material is presented.
Interchange file
A family of file types whose specifications are standardized to facilitate use in a broad range of applications and in some cases platforms.
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture.
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network. Telecommunications networks based on fiber optics with greatly enhanced transmission capacity for handling video images and applications such as video conferencing.
ISO 9660
The designated specification number for the file structure standard of CD-ROM adopted by the International Standards Organization.
ISO
International Standards Organization. A world organization which serves to promote establishment of standards in facilitating international exchange of goods and services and develop mutual cooperation in scientific, technical, intellectual and economic areas of activity. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is the current U.S. voice in the ISO.