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Wake-on-LAN (WOL): The Wake-on-LAN function turns on the server when the client PC
sends the necessary code.
warm boot: Restarting the computer without turning it off. See also boot, restart.
.WAV file: Digital audio uses computer-based technology to record, handle and recreate
sound. Digital audio systems sample the waveform at fixed time intervals and
reduce the sound to a sequence of numbers. When you play back a digital
waveform or.WAV file, the software transforms the numeric data back into its
original acoustic waveform.
window: A portion of the screen that can display its own application or document.
wizard: A helpful online tutor that guides you through common procedures or processes,
as in hardware wizard.
World Wide Web: The international network of home pages linked together over the
Internet by hypertext jumps. A user of the WWW can jump from page to page
regardless of the location of each page.
write protection: A safeguard that physically prevents you from deleting the information
on a diskette or other storage media. 3.5-inch diskettes have a small square
hole with a plastic tab. To protect information on the diskette, slide this tab to
uncover the hole.
Z
zoom: A feature in many applications that makes an object on the screen smaller or
larger.
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