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To receive files from another
computer on the Internet.
A device that reads and sometimes
writes to storage media. Examples are
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM,
Zip, diskette, and hard drives.
Software that enables the operating
system (OS) to recognize and operate
devices installed in or attached to the
computer, such as a printer. All drives that
use removable media and all peripheral
devices have drivers. You can download
updated drivers from the manufacturer's
Web site. See drive and peripheral. See
also OS.
drops down when you click a menu on the
menu bar or the down arrow on a dialog
box.
A modem that connects to
the Internet using digital subscriber line
service through an existing copper
telephone line.
CD-sized disc that stores full-length
movies, music videos, and multimedia
computer games with three-dimensional
graphics. Both single-sided and double-
sided discs are available.
A drive that reads DVDs.
Backward-compatible with CD
technology, it also reads old music CDs,
CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs.
A list of options that
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over the Internet.
To translate data into a secret
code. You must have access to a secret key
or password to read an encrypted file. See
secure Web site.
See Microsoft Internet Explorer
and Windows Explorer.
F
A modem that allows your
computer to transmit and receive faxes. It
can transmit documents to fax machines
and other computers with fax modems. It
can broadcast a fax to several sites at once.
A dot and three letters after
a file name that indicate the program in
which the file was created. For example,
filename.doc. The file extension .doc
indicates that the file was created in
Microsoft Word.
An older term for diskette.
See diskette.
Represented by an icon that looks
like a yellow manila folder, a computer
folder contains other folders (subfolders)
and files. Both MS-DOS and early
versions of Microsoft Windows used the
term directory (and subdirectories) for
folder (and subfolders).
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