HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5116 Quick Start Manual page 170

what you play into a written score. Music
software creates MIDI files.
N
To move through a Web site or
online document by clicking the
hyperlinks. See hyperlink.
developed by the Netscape
Communications Corporation. See
browser.
Two or more computers linked
together to share resources, such as
programs, files, and printers.
A discussion group on the
Internet where people can post or read
messages on thousands of topics.
A program that lets you read
and post messages to newsgroups. The
default newsreader on your Presario is
Microsoft Outlook Express.
A server that receives the
Usenet news feed (all the individual
messages collected from 100,000 news
servers around the world). You access the
news server through your Internet Service
Provider. See newsgroup.
computer circuit board or card that is
installed in a computer so that it can be
connected to a network. Personal
computers and workstations on local area
networks (LANs) typically contain a
network interface card specifically
A Web browser
A
designed for the LAN transmission
technology, such as Ethernet or Token
Ring.
O
To be communicating with another
computer through a modem or network.
You are online when you log on and
establish a connection. You are offline
when you lose or terminate a connection.
See modem and network.
A manual that is displayed on
the screen while you are actually working
in a program and need help. It can be
accessed through the Help menu at the top
of the screen. Help for the Windows
operating system can be accessed from the
Start button on the taskbar.
To write on the fly means to
write directly from source data to CD data
without first writing a disc image.
permits a person and a computer to "talk"
to one another. Microsoft Windows, the
most popular operating system, displays
icons, menus, and dialog boxes to find out
what you want. You use a mouse and
keyboard to reply. See Microsoft Windows.
See also interface.
P
A method of writing data
on a CD in small increments. Packets can
be of fixed or variable length. Adaptec's
The interface that