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CD to one-half of its ori
g
inal size without
sacrificin
g
sound qualit
y
. Because of their
small size, MP3 files can easil
y
be
transferred over the Internet. You can
download individual son
g
s or entire CDs
in MP3 format to
y
our computer. The
format is easil
y
identified b
y
the file
extension .mp3.
multimedia
Two or more media formats
used to
g
ether, such as text,
g
raphics,
animation, audio, or video.
music software
Pro
g
rams for
composin
g
and editin
g
music. When
y
ou
pla
y
a tune on a s
y
nthesizer ke
y
board
connected to a computer, the music
pro
g
ram translates what
y
ou pla
y
into a
written score.
1
navi
g
ate
To move throu
g
h a Web site or
online document b
y
clickin
g
the h
y
perlinks
embedded in the text or ima
g
es.
See also hyperlink.
Netscape Navi
g
ator
A Web browser
developed b
y
the Netscape
Communications Corporation.
See also browser.
network
Two or more computers linked
to
g
ether to share resources, such as
pro
g
rams, files, and printers.
network interface card (NIC)
An
expansion card or other device used
to connect a computer to a local
area network.
news
g
roup
A discussion
g
roup on the
Internet where people can post or read
messa
g
es on thousands of topics, such as
professional basketball, environmental
protection, and Himala
y
an cats.
newsreader
A pro
g
ram that lets
y
ou read
and post messa
g
es to news
g
roups.
news server
A server that receives the
Usenet news feed (all the individual
messa
g
es collected from 100,000 news
servers around the world). You access the
news server throu
g
h
y
our Internet Service
Provider. See also Usenet.
See also newsgroup.
2
online
To be communicatin
g
with another
computer throu
g
h a modem or network.
You are online when
y
ou lo
g
on and
establish a connection. You are offline
when
y
ou lose or terminate a connection.
See also modem. See also network.