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LOSSARY
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RESARIO
N
OTEBOOK
B
EYOND
S
ETUP
G
UIDE
1400 S
ERIES
of the arrows to scroll the information into
view.
scroll mouse
A mouse with a scroll
wheel (between the two mouse buttons) for
automatic scrollin
g
throu
g
h lon
g
documents or Web pa
g
es.
search en
g
ine
A pro
g
ram, accessed on
the Internet, that allows
y
ou to search lar
g
e
databases for information, usin
g
ke
y
words
or phrases. See also database.
secure Web site
A Web site that
encr
y
pts data to protect it from
unauthorized use. When
y
ou purchase
items over the Internet,
y
ou are asked to
t
y
pe
y
our name, mailin
g
address, e-mail
address, and credit card information on an
electronic form. Sendin
g
information to a
secure Web site is comparable to
g
ivin
g
it
over the telephone when
y
ou order from a
catalo
g
. (But never send
y
our social
securit
y
number over the Internet.
Criminals can steal
y
our identit
y
with
y
our
social securit
y
number.) See also encrypt.
serial port
A small connector on the back
of the computer (or ke
y
board) for plu
gg
in
g
in a thin cable attached to a serial device,
such as a mouse. Serial devices transfer
data, one bit at a time, throu
g
h a data wire.
The serial cable has two wires for
bidirectional communication (sendin
g
and
receivin
g
information simultaneousl
y
). See
also digital. See also parallel port.
shareware
Software
y
ou can tr
y
before
y
ou bu
y
. After a trial period, usuall
y
30
da
y
s, the pro
g
ram uninstalls unless
y
ou
pa
y
for it You can download shareware
from the Internet. See also software.
shortcut
An icon on the Windows
desktop that
y
ou double-click to
launch a pro
g
ram.
shortcut menu
A menu that pops up
when
y
ou ri
g
ht-click an icon on the
Windows desktop or taskbar, the vacant
part of the desktop, a selection in a
document, or a file in Windows Explorer.
The options on the pop-up menu are the
most commonl
y
used commands that relate
to the item
y
ou ri
g
ht-clicked.
See also right-click.
sleep mode
A low-power state that saves
electricit
y
when the computer is not in use.
software
The invisible code stored in
di
g
ital bits and b
y
tes. It consists of a set of
instructions that tell the hardware what
tasks to perform. See also digital.
See also program.
surf
To
j
ump from place to place on the
Internet, searchin
g
for topics of interest, b
y
clickin
g
h
y
perlinks. Instead of searchin
g
for specific information, surfin
g
is an
undirected t
y
pe of Web browsin
g
. You
amuse
y
ourself b
y
clickin
g
whatever
catches
y
our fanc
y
.