Language

While reading the textbook for my Intro to Information Technologies class,
Shelly, Gary B. & Vermaat, Misty E. (2010) Discovering Computers 2010:Living in a Digital World, Complete.Boston: Course Technology.
I noted something that has occurred to me previously- the jargon the accompanies any specific field; economics, law, real estate, or computer technology tends to increase exponentially. When first you inquire into a field the basics are rather straightforward. With computer technology you get desktop, menu, & window. No problem-but one step up from that and you have BIOS, CMOS, & POST. GUI and spooling. OK, now I feel as though I have missed some critical intermediary step- like going from division straight to calculus! And there is so much vernacular that I really have a hard time believing that even computer guys call it POST. But if you are going to buy a house you need to know that FDR doesn't refer to the president 32nd U.S. president and HEL isn't almost a bad word.
If you want to know what they mean because you are buying a house or if you have a lot more time on your hands that I do- these are two decent sites- RE/MAX
Real estate Lingo