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LOSSARY
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1400 S
ERIES
Ethernet
The most widel
y
-installed local
area network technolo
gy
. An Ethernet
LAN t
y
picall
y
uses coaxial cable or special
up
g
rades of twisted pair wires. The most
commonl
y
installed Ethernet s
y
stems,
providin
g
transmission speed up to
10Mbps, are called 10BASE-T. Devices
are connected to the cable and compete for
access usin
g
a Carrier Sense Multiple
Access with Collision Detection protocol.
Explorer
See Microsoft Internet Explorer
and Microsoft Windows Explorer.
)
fax modem
A modem that allows
y
our
computer to transmit and receive faxes.
The fax modem can transmit documents to
fax machines and other computers with fax
modems. It can broadcast a fax to several
sites at once. A dual-purpose modem
functions as both a re
g
ular modem that
transmits files as attachments and as a fax
modem that transmits printed documents.
file extension
A dot and two or three
letters after a file name that indicate the
pro
g
ram in which the file was created. For
example, .doc indicates that the file was
created in Microsoft Word.
flopp
y
disk
See diskette.
folder
Represented b
y
an icon that looks
like a
y
ellow manila folder, a folder
contains other folders (subfolders) and
files. Both MS-DOS and earl
y
versions of
Microsoft Windows used the term
director
y
(and subdirectories) for folder
(and subfolders).
*
g
ame port
A connector on the back of the
computer for plu
gg
in
g
in a
j
o
y
stick.
See also joystick.
GIF
(pronounced
g
iff). A file format for
g
raphics displa
y
ed on the Internet. The
y
are easil
y
identified b
y
the file extension
.gif. See also JPEG.
g
raphical interface
Communication
between a person and a computer b
y
means of ima
g
es. With a pointin
g
device,
such as a mouse,
y
ou click an icon to tell
the computer what
y
ou want.
See also icon.
g
raphics
Pictures or illustrations,
includin
g
drawin
g
s, pie charts, bar
g
raphs,
street maps, architectural and en
g
ineerin
g
desi
g
ns, fashion desi
g
ns, musical scores,
cartoons, animated ima
g
es, and
photo
g
raphs. A
g
raphics card enables the
monitor to displa
y
these items on the
screen. See also SVGA.