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LOSSARY
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1400 S
ERIES
product ke
y
A unique series of letters
and numbers that are assi
g
ned to each
software packa
g
e
y
ou bu
y
. You are asked
to enter the product ke
y
when
y
ou install
the software. When
y
ou re
g
ister the
software,
y
ou transmit the product ke
y
to
the manufacturer to enter in a customer
database. Later, when
y
ou call for
technical support,
y
ou are asked for the
product ke
y
. The technician matches it
a
g
ainst the database to determine whether
y
ou qualif
y
for support. You should keep a
record of all product ke
y
s to protect
y
our
investment. The
y
are comparable to the
serial numbers on hardware. See software.
pro
g
ram
Software that
y
ou install on a
computer for word processin
g
, drawin
g
,
manipulatin
g
photos, reconcilin
g
y
our
bank statement, calculatin
g
y
our taxes,
composin
g
music, or pla
y
in
g
g
ames. It is
occasionall
y
referred to as an application.
See software.
5
RAM (random access memor
y
)
The
main memor
y
of the computer. It holds a
cop
y
of the operatin
g
s
y
stem, an
y
pro
g
rams that are runnin
g
on the computer,
and an
y
data that is bein
g
processed. RAM
is temporar
y
memor
y
; turnin
g
off the
computer clears RAM. The more RAM
y
our computer has, the faster the pro
g
rams
respond. See also main memory. See also
ROM.
ri
g
ht-click
To push down and quickl
y
release the ri
g
ht mouse button to displa
y
a
shortcut menu of the most commonl
y
used
commands for the item
y
ou clicked. See
also pop-up menu.
ROM (read-onl
y
memor
y
)
Memor
y
that contains the basic instructions for the
microprocessor. ROM is permanent
memor
y
; turnin
g
off the computer does not
erase it. Since
y
ou cannot chan
g
e or write
to ROM, it is referred to as read onl
y
.
See also microprocessor.
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scanner
A device that creates di
g
ital
ima
g
es of printed documents and
photo
g
raphs. Software allows
y
ou to save
and edit the ima
g
es on the computer. See
also digital. See also software.
screen saver
A movin
g
picture or
pattern that appears on the screen when
y
ou stop usin
g
y
our computer for a
specified period of time. Ori
g
inall
y
desi
g
ned to protect the monitor, screen
savers are now used for amusement.
scroll
To
g
raduall
y
move information
across the screen when a document or Web
pa
g
e is too lon
g
or too wide to view all at
once. Scroll bars are located alon
g
the ri
g
ht
side and across the bottom of a window.
When scroll arrows are present at the ends
of the bars,
y
ou know that some
information is off the screen. Click on one