The basics of Avid System

[Clarisse]

Hi there,

I am completely new to this and am trying to get up to speed with all the technical terms. Can anyone point me in the direction of where i can find answers to questions such as:

What does '23.976P, 24P and 25P Universal offline editing' mean?

What's the difference between SGI's ONYX 3000 and Octane2 platform?

What on earth does this mean...'runs on the SGI Octane2 platform, and works in 2K, HD or traditional standard definition formats on a single unified system. Smoke offers 24p 2K playback and an expanded 3D DVE module with real time interactivity at full RGB 4:4:4 resolution.' ?!!!

Help - I need the basics!