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LOSSARY
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ERIES
chat
An Internet feature that allows
y
ou to
exchan
g
e t
y
ped messa
g
es with another
person (or a
g
roup of people) in real time.
A messa
g
e
y
ou t
y
pe instantl
y
displa
y
s on
the other person’s computer.
click
To push down and quickl
y
release
either the left or ri
g
ht mouse button.
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Pressin
g
and holdin
g
down the Ctrl ke
y
, then the Alt ke
y
, and
then the Delete ke
y
, simultaneousl
y
, to
close a pro
g
ram that is locked (not
respondin
g
). Use Ctrl+Alt+Delete a
second time to shut down a computer that
is locked. Unsaved data is erased from
memor
y
. When the computer restarts, it
displa
y
s an error messa
g
e that Windows
was not properl
y
shut down, and it scans
the hard disk for errors.
cursor
The blinkin
g
vertical line on the
screen that indicates where the next
character appears when
y
ou t
y
pe.
'
data
Information that can be processed b
y
a computer. See also digital.
database
A collection of similar data that
is desi
g
ned for eas
y
retrieval
of information.
dedicated line
A telephone line that is
alwa
y
s connected to the modem (inside the
computer) to provide constant access to the
Internet. A separate telephone line is used
for phone calls. See also modem.
default
The option that the software
automaticall
y
chooses for
y
ou when
y
ou
don’t indicate a choice
y
ourself. For
example, when
y
ou print a document, the
Print dialo
g
box asks which pa
g
es to print
(the default is All) and how man
y
copies to
print (the default is 1). You can chan
g
e the
settin
g
s, and
y
ou can desi
g
nate the new
settin
g
s as the default.
defra
g
mentin
g
The rearran
g
ement of
files and unused space on
y
our hard disk so
pro
g
rams can run faster.
desktop
See Windows desktop.
dialo
g
box
A small window that requests
information from the user before a
command can be carried out.
di
g
ital
A s
y
stem that uses electronic
si
g
nals to transfer data in the form of bits.
A bit is represented b
y
a sin
g
le di
g
it.
Computers use onl
y
two di
g
its—either a 0
or a 1—in various combinations.
See also bit and byte.