Compaq 1400 Laptop User Manual


 
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LOSSARY
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1400 S
ERIES
Internet
A worldwide collection of
computer networks that are interconnected
so that users can share
electronic information.
Internet Explorer
See Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
Internet ke
y
board
A ke
y
board that
resembles a t
y
pewriter ke
y
board but is
equipped with special buttons pro
g
rammed
to connect to the Internet.
Internet phone
A video telephone that
allows
y
ou to make lon
g
-distance calls
over the Internet.
ISP (Internet service provider)
A
compan
y
that provides access to the
Internet. To use the service,
y
ou need the
service providers software, a user-name,
a password, and access phone numbers.
Throu
g
h a modem,
y
ou can lo
g
on to the
ISP, surf the World Wide Web, and send
and receive e-mail.
-
j
o
y
stick
A lever that moves in all
directions to control the movement of a
pointer or ob
j
ects on the screen. It is used
for computer
g
ames in which
y
ou drive,
fl
y
, or shoot ob
j
ects displa
y
ed
b
y
the monitor.
JPEG
(pronounced J-pe
g
). A file format
for
g
raphics, especiall
y
photo
g
raphs,
displa
y
ed on the Internet. It is easil
y
identified b
y
the file extension .
j
p
g
. JPEG
files, which store more information per
pixel than GIF files, are used for complex,
hi
g
h-resolution ima
g
es. See also GIF.
See also pixel.
/
link
See hyperlink.
lo
g
on
To
g
ain access to a computer
network or the Internet b
y
enterin
g
a
user-name and password.
See also network.
left click
To push down and quickl
y
release the left mouse button to
select an item.
0
main memor
y
Ph
y
sical memor
y
chips
(RAM) inside the computer. Ever
y
pro
g
ram
y
ou launch and ever
y
file
y
ou
open must be copied from a stora
g
e disk,
disc, or diskette into main memor
y
. The
amount of main memor
y
in
y
our computer
determines how man
y
pro
g
rams
y
ou can
run and how much data
y
ou can process at
one time. Memor
y
is measured in
me
g
ab
y
tes (1 million b
y
tes or characters)
of information. Most personal computers
come with a minimum of 32 me
g
ab
y
tes of