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General Computer Terminology PC (personal computer) - A general-purpose single-user microcomputer
designed to be operated by one person at a time. Your home computer
is an example of a personal computer. Drivers (Device Driver) - A driver is software used to control
a hardware component or peripheral device of a computer, such as a
modem, disk drive or printer. If you do not have the current device
driver for a specific hardware item (i.e. modem) that device may not
function properly. OS (Operating System) - The Operating System is special software
that performs fundamental tasks on your computer, such as recognizing
input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping
track of files and directories on the hard drive, and controlling
peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. Computers need
an operating system to run other software programs. Microsoft Windows
95/98/ME, Linux and OSX are examples of Operating Systems. Application Program - An application program is a complete,
self-contained program that performs a specific function for you.
Spreadsheets, word processors, computer games, Email programs and
web browsers are examples of applications. Desktop - The desktop displays icons and menus that allow
you to run programs and use a file system without directly using the
command language of the operating system, as in Microsoft Windows.
The desktop is part of a graphical user interface, where icons, menus
and dialog boxes on the screen represent programs, files, and options
on your computer. Icon - A small image displayed on the screen, often on the
desktop, that represents a program, file or option that you can use
or execute. Shortcut - An icon, usually on the desktop, that you can double-click
on to instantly access a program, file or Web page. Microsoft Family Logon - Once installed, Microsoft Family
Logon enables you to choose your name from a list of users configured
to use the computer when you log on. The computer will then load your
personal settings, such as desktop wallpaper, Favorites and My Documents
folder. Plug-in - A file containing data used to alter, enhance, or
extend the operation of an application program. Plug-ins can be downloaded
from the Internet and are stored locally on your computer. Direct-X - Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3-D animation, and surround sound. Internet and Networking Terminology The Internet - The Internet is composed of different smaller networks from all over the world that are connected by routers. Browser (web browser) - A software application used to locate
and display web pages. The two most popular browsers are Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft
Internet Explorer. Both of these are graphical browsers, and can
display graphics as well as text. In addition, most modern browsers
can present multimedia information, including sound and video. Cookie - A cookie is packet of information sent by a web server
to a web browser, and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses
that same server. Cookies are often used to identify you as a registered
user of a web site without requiring you to give your username and
password each time you access the site. They can also be used to maintain
a "shopping cart" of merchandise that you have selected
during a visit to a site, to store modifications you have made to
a web site to personalize it, or to track your access to a particular
web site. Download - Downloading is the transfer of data from one computer
to another. Downloading often refers to a transfer from a larger "host"
system, like a server, to a smaller "client" system, like
your PC. Hyperlink - A reference (link) from some point in one hypertext/web
page to another hypertext/web page, or to another place on the same
page, that you can access by clicking the link with your mouse. A
browser usually displays a hyperlink using a different color. Hypertext - A collection of documents that allow you, using
your Web browser, to easily move between them using hyperlinks. HTML - Hypertext Markup Language. An authoring language used
to create documents on the World Wide Web. HTML defines the layout
and structure of a Web document, and is used to create many of the
web pages you see on the Web. URL - Uniform Resource Locator. A URL describes the location
and access method of a resource on the Internet, like a web page,
file or newsgroup. www.ldinternet.com is an example of a URL. World Wide Web (www) - A global hypertext system that uses
the Internet on which to store and move Web pages, files and other
information. Almost everything on the World Wide Web is represented
to you as a hypertext object in HTML format (i.e. a web page), often
incorporating graphics, sounds, animations and video. ISP - Internet Service Provider. A company or organization
that provides other companies or individuals with access to, or presence
on, the Internet. For example: LD Internet. Client for Microsoft Networks - This Microsoft Windows component
allows computers on a Microsoft network to access resources from other
computers on the same network. Dial-Up Networking - A component in Microsoft Windows that
enables you to connect your computer to a network via a modem. This
is used to connect to LD Internet. Modem (Modulator/demodulator) - An electronic device used
to convert digital signals from your computer to analogue signals
that can travel over telephone lines, and then convert analogue signals
from telephone lines to digital signals for your computer to interpret. Network Card/Network Adapter - An adapter circuit board that,
once installed in your computer, enables it to connect to a network. Init String (initialization string) - A command that is entered
into the modem properties that will instruct the modem to perform
in a certain way. Init strings are commonly used to force a modem
to connect at a faster speed or to force a modem to connect using
the V.90 standard. These commands are specific to the type of computer
and modem you are using. Router - An electronic device that forwards data from one
network to another. Routers are important components of the Internet,
because they allow data from a computer on a different smaller network
to be sent to a computer on another separate network. Server - A computer that provides some service for other computers
connected to it via a network. The most common example is a file server
that has a local disk, and receives and responds to requests from
client computers to read and write files onto its hard drive. Protocol - A set of rules or standards that describe to computers
how to transmit data, especially across a network. TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol.
This is the protocol used on the Internet. It enables computers on
smaller networks using different hardware and software to interact
and communicate with each other using Email, TELNET, FTP etc. IPX/SPX - This is a protocol used on Netware networks. NetBEUI - A Microsoft protocol designed for small networks.
Winsock - Windows sockets. A specification for Microsoft Windows
network software, describing how applications can access network services.
It handles the input/output requests for Internet applications in
a Windows operating system. Virtual Private Network (VPN) - The use of encryption to provide a secure connection through which to send data from one computer to another, over an otherwise insecure network, like the Internet. | ||||||||||
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