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V.90 standard A standard adopted in
1998 to resolve competition between two
technologies for 56Kbps modems. (If your
modem does not conform to the V.90
standard, you can visit the manufacturer's
Web site and download a software update.)
video CD A standard for displaying full
motion pictures with associated audio on
CD. The video and sound are compressed
together using the MPEG1 standard and
recorded onto a CD Bridge CD. Video CDs
contain one data track recorded in
CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 2. It is always
the first track on the CD (Track1). The ISO
9660 file structure and a CD-I application
program are recorded on this track, as well
as the Video CD information area that
gives general information about the Video
CD. After the data track, video is written in
one or more subsequent tracks within the
same session. These tracks are also
recorded in Mode 2 Form 2. The session is
closed after all tracks have been written.
video phone See Internet phone.
virus A program written to cause harm to
computers. A virus can cause unusual
messages to be displayed on the screen,
destroy information on the hard drive, or
cause your hard drive to crash. Some
viruses affect your computer immediately;
others are set to activate on a certain date.
See anti-virus utility. See also program,
hard disk, and hard drive.
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WAV A file format used to store sounds.
WAV sound files can be identified by the
file extension .wav. Microsoft and IBM
developed the format for Windows-based
programs that support sound. See file
extension.
Web See World Wide Web.
Web browser See browser.
window A framed area that is displayed
on the Windows desktop after you select
an item or open a program.
Windows See Microsoft Windows.
Windows desktop The main screen you
see when your computer completes startup.
The desktop displays icons (small pictures)
that represent items in the operating
system (such as My Computer and Recycle
Bin), shortcuts to programs installed on
your computer, and shortcuts to folders or
files. See shortcut.
Windows Explorer A file management
program that lets you see the hierarchy of
folders on your computer and the files and
subfolders stored in each folder.
Visualizing the hierarchy is useful for
copying and moving files. You can open
the folder that contains the file you want to
move or copy, click and drag the file to a
new folder, and then drop it in. To find
Windows Explorer, click the Start button,
and point to Programs. You can also
create a shortcut to Windows Explorer.
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