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LOSSARY
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RESARIO
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OTEBOOK
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EYOND
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ETUP
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UIDE
1400 S
ERIES
discussion
g
roup
A
g
roup discussion
on a topic of mutual interest held on the
Internet. Instead of meetin
g
in a
classroom, students ma
y
meet for
g
roup
discussions on the Internet.
director
y
See folder.
disk
Hi
g
h-capacit
y
stora
g
e media, such as
the hard disk inside the computer and the
removable media used in a Zip drive or Jaz
drive.
diskette
Low-capacit
y
, removable stora
g
e
media made of flexible plastic film
encased in a hard plastic shell. Since the
plastic film is flexible, the 3.5-inch
diskette is sometimes referred to as a
flopp
y
disk.
diskette drive
The drive that reads and
writes to a diskette.
double-click
To push down and quickl
y
release the left mouse button two times in
rapid succession to open an item.
download
To receive files from another
computer on the Internet.
drive
A device that reads and sometimes
writes to stora
g
e media. Examples are the
CD drive, DVD drive, LS Compaq drive,
diskette drive, and hard drive.
driver
Software that enables the operatin
g
s
y
stem to reco
g
nize and operate devices
installed in or attached to the computer,
such as a printer. All drives that use
removable media and an
y
peripheral
devices have drivers. You can download
updated drivers from the manufacturer’s
Web site. See also peripheral.
drop-down menu
A list of options that
drops down when
y
ou click an item on the
menu bar or the down arrow on a dialo
g
box.
DSL (di
g
ital subscriber line)
A telephone line that carries both voice
and data si
g
nals; it allows
y
ou to talk on
the phone and surf the Internet at the same
time. The data part of the line, which is
continuousl
y
connected to the Internet,
allows hi
g
h-speed, hi
g
h-capacit
y
data
transfer. Your local telephone compan
y
provides the necessar
y
equipment—a DSL
modem, a network interface card, and a
splitter.
DSL modem
A modem that connects to
the Internet usin
g
di
g
ital subscriber line
service throu
g
h an existin
g
copper
telephone line.
DVD (di
g
ital versatile disc)
A CD-
sized disc that stores full-len
g
th movies,
music videos, and multimedia computer
g
ames with three-dimensional
g
raphics.
Both sin
g
le-sided and double-sided
discs are available.
(
encr
y
pt
To translate data into a secret
code. You must have access to a secret ke
y
or password to read an encr
y
pted file.
See also secure Web site.