Compaq Presario 1200 series User Manual page 150

shortcut menu A list of options that
pops up when you right-click an icon on
the desktop or taskbar, the vacant part of
the desktop, a selection in a document, or a
file in Windows Explorer. The options on
the pop-up menu are the most commonly
used commands that relate to the item you
right-clicked. See right-click.
sleep mode A low-power state that saves
electricity when the computer is not in use.
software The invisible code stored in
digital bits and bytes. It consists of a set of
instructions that tell the hardware what
tasks to perform. See digital.
See also programme.
surf To jump from place to place on the
Internet, searching for topics of interest, by
clicking hyperlinks. Instead of searching
for specific information, surfing is an
undirected type of Web browsing. You
amuse yourself by clicking whatever
catches your fancy.
surge protector A device that protects
a computer from fluctuations in power.
A surge protector regulates the flow of
electricity to the computer and prevents
high-voltage surges from damaging
the equipment.
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SVGA (super video graphics array)
A video display standard that offers greater
resolution and colour depth than VGA.
The resolution (clarity and sharpness) of an
image is determined by the number of pix-
els that can be displayed per square inch.
Colour depth is determined by the number
of colours (from 256 to 16 million) that
can be displayed simultaneously. The
number of both pixels and colours is lim-
ited by the amount of video memory on
the SVGA system. See pixel.
taskbar See Windows taskbar.
upload To send information to another
computer on the Internet.
UPS (uninterruptable power supply)
A device that provides a short-term backup
power supply, as well as surge protection.
URL (uniform resource locator)
The address of a Web site, such as
www.compaq.com.
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