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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring audio features
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 If you want to use an external microphone, connect it to the
computer.
2 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and
then Sound Recorder.
(Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen
3 Click the Record button.
4 Speak normally into the microphone.
Record
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