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mailing list An electronic mail-
forwarding service that allows subscribers
to send e-mail to a single address where
the message is copied and sent to all
addresses on the list. Clubs and
professional organizations use this service,
sometimes called a listserv, to contact
members quickly, cheaply, and effortlessly.
main memory RAM memory chips
inside the computer. Every program you
launch and every file you open must be
copied from a storage disk, disc, or
diskette into main memory. The amount of
main memory in your computer determines
how many programs you can run and how
much data you can process at one time.
Memory is measured in megabytes
(1 million bytes or characters) of
information. Most personal computers
come with a minimum of 32 megabytes of
main memory—the minimum
recommendation for Windows-based
programs. You can install extra memory
(refer to "Upgrading Your Computer" in
this guide). See RAM. See also byte.
mastering Technically refers to the
process of creating a glass master from
which CDs are reproduced in quantity. In
desktop recordable CD systems, mastering
is done together with premastering by the
desktop CD-Recorder, and the term is
generally used to mean recording.
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maximize To enlarge the screen (or
maximize the window) in a
Windows-based program by clicking the
Maximize button
open square in the upper-right corner of a
window that has not been maximized. See
Microsoft Windows. See also minimize.
microprocessor A silicon chip inside your
computer that processes the instructions
and data from input devices (such as the
keyboard and mouse) and communicates
them to output devices (such as the
monitor, speakers, and printer).
Microsoft Internet Explorer A Web
browser developed by the Microsoft
Corporation. See browser.
Microsoft Windows The most popular
computer operating system in the world. It
is characterized by the use of windows and
icons. Each running program and open file
has its own window. Instead of
memorizing commands, you click icons to
communicate with the computer. Clicking
the Minimize button shrinks a program to
a button on the taskbar. Clicking the button
again redisplays the program as a window.
You can have several windows open at the
same time and toggle from one to another
by using Alt+Tab (press and hold down
the Alt key, press the Tab key, and then
release both keys). A palette with an icon
for each program is displayed. Click the
icon for the program you want.
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