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Address Bar/Web
Address/URL |
The Address Bar is
the space in the
browser where you
type the
Web Address (URL) of
the Web site you
want to visit. URL
stands for Uniform
Resource Locator. |
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Browser |
A browser is an
application program that
provides a way
to
look at and interact
with all the information
on the World Wide Web
(e.g.
Internet Explorer or
Mozilla Firefox) |
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Client |
A client is the
requesting program or
user in a
client/server
relationship. For
example, the user of a
Web browser is
effectively
making
client requests for
pages from servers all
over the Web. The
browser
itself
is a client in its
relationship with the
computer that is getting
and
returning the
requested HTML file. The
computer handling the
request
and
sending back the HTML
file is a server. |
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Common file types |
DOC, XLS, JPG, GIF, MPG,
AVI, MOV, BMP, PDF, TXT,
HTML,
MP3,
WAV, EXE, ZIP.
Certain file types are
opened by a specific
program (or
types
of programs). If you
cannot open a file, you
do not have the
appropriate
program. You may be
able to download a
“viewer” if you only
want to view
the
file; to work with
the file, you will
probably need to
purchase the program. |
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Cookies |
A cookie is information
that a Web site puts on
your hard
disk
so that it can
remember something about
you at a later time. |
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Database |
A database is a
collection of
information that is
organized
so
that it can easily be
accessed, managed, and
updated. |
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Dialog box |
A temporary window on
the screen that contains
a set of
choices whenever the
executing program needs
to collect information
from the
user. |
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ISP |
Internet Service
Provider. This is the
company that
supplies
the Internet
connection to your home
or office. |
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Menu Bar |
A menu bar is (usually)
a horizontal list of
application
function categories
(e.g. File, Edit, View)
usually located at the
top of an
application screen.
Clicking the category
name will open a menu of
accessible
functions. |
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Modem/Router |
A modem is a device that
connects the signal from
your
Internet Service
Provider to your
computer. A router is a
device that
allows
your Internet
connection to be
distributed to multiple
computers.
Some
devices combine both
functions in one
physical unit. |
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Notification area |
The notification area is
the area on the right
side of
the
taskbar where the
Clock and other icons
are displayed. |
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Operating System |
An operating system
(sometimes abbreviated
as "OS")
is the program that,
after being initially
loaded into the computer
by a boot
program, manages all
the other programs in a
computer. |
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Program/application |
The term
application is a shorter form of
application program. An
application
program is a program
designed to perform a
specific function
directly for
the
user or, in some
cases, for another
application program.
Examples
of
applications include
word processors,
database programs, Web
browsers,
development tools,
drawing, paint, image
editing programs, and
communication
programs. |
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Server |
1) In information
technology, a server is
a computer
program
that provides
services to other
computer programs (and
their users) in
the
same or other
computers. 2) The
computer that a server
program runs in
is
also frequently
referred to as a server
(though it may be used
for other
purposes as well). 3)
In the client/server
programming model, a
server is
a
program that awaits
and fulfills requests
from client programs in
the same
or
other computers. A
given application in a
computer may function as
a client
with requests for
services from other
programs and also as a
server of
requests from other
programs. Specific to
the Web, a Web server is
the
computer program
(housed in a computer)
that serves requested
HTML pages
or
files. A Web client
is the requesting
program associated with
the user.
The
Web browser in your
computer is a client
that requests HTML files
from Web
servers. |
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Shortcut |
A shortcut is a computer
desktop icon that
enables a user
to
easily see and select
a particular program or
data object. The
operating
system comes with
some shortcuts already
visible on the desktop.
A user
can
remove these or add
new ones. Deleting a
shortcut does not delete
the
program
it starts; it just
removes the shortcut
link to that program. |
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Spreadsheet |
A spreadsheet is a sheet
of paper that shows
accounting
or
other data in rows
and columns; a
spreadsheet is also a
computer
application
program that
simulates a physical
spreadsheet by
capturing, displaying,
and
manipulating data
arranged in rows and
columns. |
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Taskbar |
The taskbar is the bar
at the bottom of the
Windows
screen
that contains the
Start button, address
bar, notification area
and other
toolbars. |
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Toolbar |
A toolbar is a row or
column of selectable
image buttons
that
can be used to easily
access certain
application functions.
If you
don’t
understand the
meaning of a button
icon, you can usually
move your mouse
over
the button to find
out its function. The
toolbar(s) is usually
located at
the
top of the program
window. Also, many
toolbars can be
customized, so the
user
can add or remove
buttons based on the
user’s needs.
Additionally,
many
programs offer a
variety of toolbars that
the user can turn on (or
off) as
needed. |
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Word processor |
A word processor is a
computer program that
provides
special
capabilities beyond
that of a text editor
such as the WordPad
program
that
comes as part of
Microsoft's Windows
operating systems. |
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