HP Compaq Presario,Presario 80XL201 User Manual page 55

scroll To gradually move information across
the screen when a document or Web page is
too long or too wide to view all at once.
search engine A program, accessed on the
Internet, that allows you to search large
databases for information, using keywords or
phrases.
server A computer with a large hard disk that
serves (provides information to) other
computers connected to it by a network. The
Internet is a network of servers. When you
send or receive e-mail, it travels from the
sender's computer to the receiver's computer
through a number of servers.
shortcut An icon on the Windows desktop
that you double-click to launch a program.
software A program that you can install on a
computer from a diskette, CD, DVD, Zip disk,
or the Internet. See program.
surf To jump from place to place on the
Internet, searching for topics of interest, by
clicking hyperlinks. See hyperlink.
surge protector A device that regulates the
flow of electricity to the computer and prevents
high-voltage surges from damaging the
equipment.
upload To send information to another
computer on the Internet.
URL (uniform resource locator) The
address of a Web site, such as
www.compaq.com.
USB port (universal serial bus port) A
connector for plugging in multiple,
ultra-high-speed peripherals. USB ports are
gradually replacing serial ports and parallel
ports and eliminating the need for so many
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connectors and cables.
virus A set of software instructions written to
harm computers.
window A screen that displays on the
Windows desktop after you select an item or
open a program.
Windows desktop The main screen you see
when your computer completes startup.
Windows taskbar The gray bar across the
bottom of the screen when your computer
completes startup.
World Wide Web A system of Internet
servers that support documents formatted in
HTML. See HTML.
zipped file A file that has been compressed to
a smaller size by compression software, such
as WinZip. It can be identified by the file
extension .zip. See file extension.
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