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shareware Software you can try before
you buy. After a trial period, usually
30 days, the program uninstalls unless you
pay for it You can download shareware
from the Internet. See software.
shortcut An icon on the Windows
desktop that you double-click to
launch a program.
shortcut menu A menu that pops up
when you right-click an icon on the
Windows 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 program.
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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.
SVGA (super video graphics array)
A video display standard that offers greater
resolution and color depth than VGA. The
resolution (clarity and sharpness) of an
image is determined by the number of
pixels that can be displayed per square
inch. Color depth is determined by the
number of colors (from 256 to 16 million)
that can be displayed simultaneously. The
number of both pixels and colors is limited
by the amount of video memory on the
SVGA system. See pixel.
taskbar See Windows taskbar.
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