HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5116 Quick Start Manual page 164

programs, including those running in the
background, ensures a clean installation
without file conflicts.
a device installed inside the
computer. Examples are the CD-ROM,
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, Zip, diskette,
and hard drives, memory chips, modem,
graphics and sound cards. See peripheral.
The blinking vertical line on the
screen that indicates where the next
character appears when you type.
D
Information that can be processed by
a computer.
A collection of similar data that
is designed for easy retrieval of useful
information.
A telephone line that is
always connected to the modem (inside the
computer) to provide constant access to the
Internet. A separate telephone line is used
for phone calls. See modem.
The option that the program
automatically chooses for you when you
do not indicate a choice yourself. For
example, when you print a document, the
Print dialog box asks which pages to print
(the default is All) and how many copies to
print (the default is 1). You can change the
settings, and you can designate the new
settings as the default.
See Windows desktop.
designed to be set on a desk. It is not
portable like a laptop or notebook
computer.
A small window that requests
information from the user before a
command can be carried out digitally.
A method of writing CDs in
which one or more tracks are written in a
single operation, and the CD is closed,
without ever turning off the writing laser.
Not all CD-Recorders support disc-at-
once.
A single large file which is an
exact representation of the whole set of
data and programs as it will appear on a
CD, in terms of both content and logical
format. This may be an ISO 9660 image or
some proprietary format such as the .cif
format used by Easy CD Creator.
See folder.
High-capacity storage media, such as
the hard disk inside the computer and the
removable media used in a Zip or Jaz
drive.
Low-capacity, removable storage
media made of flexible plastic film
encased in a hard plastic shell. Since the
plastic film is flexible, the 3.5-inch
diskette is sometimes referred to as a
floppy disk. See floppy disk.
The drive that reads and
writes to a diskette.
To push down and quickly
release the left mouse button two times in
rapid succession to open an item.
A personal computer