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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring audio features
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Uploading to, and downloading files from, the Internet
Transferring files from one computer to another is termed
uploading (transferring data from your computer to a site on
the Web), or downloading (transferring data from a site on the
Web to your computer).
There are several ways to upload or download data. It can be
as simple as attaching a file or document to an email, or you
can use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) features of your Web
browser to transfer large amounts of data.
Exploring audio features
You can use your computer to record sounds using the
computer’s internal microphone or an optional external
microphone. You can play sound files or audio CDs using the
built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers.
Recording sounds
You may record sounds using the computer’s internal
microphone or by connecting an optional external
microphone or other sound source to the microphone jack.
Using a microphone
1 Connect an external microphone to the computer.
2 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories,
Entertainment, and then Sound Recorder.