HP Compaq Presario,Presario 1700 Supplementary Manual page 141

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
an icon on the taskbar. Clicking the icon
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.)
MIDI (musical instrument digital
interface)
(pronounced middy). An
interface that allows the computer to
record sounds created by a synthesizer and
then manipulate the data to produce new
sounds, such as changing the key of a
composition. See interface.
See also digital.
MIDI connector A connector on the back
of the computer for plugging in a
synthesizer keyboard.
MIDI format
A file format used to store
electronic music sounds. It can be
identified by the file extension .mid. A
sound card that supports MIDI files allows
the computer to generate the synthesized
musical sounds found in games,
CD-ROMs, and presentation packages.
minimize To shrink a running program
window into an icon on the Windows
taskbar. Click the icon to restore the
program window. See Microsoft Windows.
modem A device in the computer that
converts data from digital format to analog
format so that it can be transferred through
a standard telephone line to another
computer. The modem in the receiving
computer converts the data back to digital
format. See digital.
mouse A device that you move across the
top of your desk (or a mousepad) to move
the pointer or cursor on the screen. Click to
select an item, double-click to launch a
program, and right-click to see a shortcut
menu.mouse pointer
The arrow on the screen that moves with
the mouse.