HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5013 Quick Start Manual page 91

server: A computer with a large hard disk that
serves (provides information to) other
computers connected to it by a network. The
Internet is a network of servers. When you
send or receive e-mail, it travels from the
sender's computer to the receiver's computer
through a number of servers.
shortcut: An icon on the Windows desktop
that you double-click to launch a program.
software: A program you can install on a
computer from a disk, CD, DVD, Zip disk, or
the Internet. See program.
surf: To jump from place to place on the
Internet, searching for topics of interest, by
clicking hyperlinks. See hyperlink.
surge protector: A device that regulates the
flow of electricity to the computer and
prevents high-voltage surges from damaging
the equipment.
upload: To send information to another
computer on the Internet.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator):
The address of a Web site, such as
www.compaq.com.
USB port (Universal Serial Bus port):
A connector for plugging in multiple,
ultra-high-speed peripherals. USB ports are
gradually replacing serial ports and parallel
ports and eliminating the need for so many
different connectors and cables.
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virus: A set of software instructions written to
harm computers.
window: A screen displayed on the Windows
desktop after you select an item or open a
program.
Windows desktop: The main screen you see
when your computer completes startup.
Windows taskbar: The gray bar you see
across the bottom of the screen when your
computer completes startup.
World Wide Web: A system of Internet
servers that support documents formatted in
HTML. See HTML.
zipped file: A file that has been compressed to
a smaller size by compression software, such
as WinZip. It can be identified by the file
extension .zip. See file extension.
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