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LOSSARY
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1400 S
ERIES
chat
An Internet feature that allows
ou to
exchan
e t
ped messa
es with another
person (or a
roup of people) in real time.
A messa
e
ou t
pe instantl
displa
s on
the other person’s computer.
click
To push down and quickl
release
either the left or ri
ht mouse button.
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Pressin
and holdin
down the Ctrl ke
, then the Alt ke
, and
then the Delete ke
, simultaneousl
, to
close a pro
ram that is locked (not
respondin
). Use Ctrl+Alt+Delete a
second time to shut down a computer that
is locked. Unsaved data is erased from
memor
. When the computer restarts, it
displa
s an error messa
e that Windows
was not properl
shut down, and it scans
the hard disk for errors.
cursor
The blinkin
vertical line on the
screen that indicates where the next
character appears when
ou t
pe.
'
data
Information that can be processed b
a computer. See also digital.
database
A collection of similar data that
is desi
ned for eas
retrieval
of information.
dedicated line
A telephone line that is
alwa
s connected to the modem (inside the
computer) to provide constant access to the
Internet. A separate telephone line is used
for phone calls. See also modem.
default
The option that the software
automaticall
chooses for
ou when
ou
don’t indicate a choice
ourself. For
example, when
ou print a document, the
Print dialo
box asks which pa
es to print
(the default is All) and how man
copies to
print (the default is 1). You can chan
e the
settin
s, and
ou can desi
nate the new
settin
s as the default.
defra
mentin
The rearran
ement of
files and unused space on
our hard disk so
pro
rams can run faster.
desktop
See Windows desktop.
dialo
box
A small window that requests
information from the user before a
command can be carried out.
di
ital
A s
stem that uses electronic
si
nals to transfer data in the form of bits.
A bit is represented b
a sin
le di
it.
Computers use onl
two di
its—either a 0
or a 1—in various combinations.
See also bit and byte.
