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| Account | Allows different people to use the same computer, assigning their personal settings. |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| Backups | Copies of computer files made and kept as a safeguard in case of damage or loss of the originals. |
| Windows Clipboard | A buffer where data that has been cut or copies from an application is kept in case you want to recall it. |
| Default | Setting of a computer program that the options it selects if you do not instruct it to do otherwise. |
| DOS | Disk Operating System |
| Files | A collection of electronic information stored under one name. |
| File Managers | Allows you to organize your files and directories. |
| Fonts | Fonts give shapes and sizes to the basic characters that are used in wordprocessing. |
| Viruses | Gremlins, bugs, crashes and illegal operations |
| Networks | Allows computers to link by cables and wires over which they communicate electronically. |
| Passwords | Provides a word or a set of numbers you have to give before you are allowed to pass. |
| Programs | A sequence of instructions in computer language that tells that computer what to do. |
| Software | Software is a general term for all programs that can be used on a computer. |
| Text Files | Text files are the simplest form in which documents can be stored on a computer. |
| Tools | Tools or utilities are programs on a computers that enable you to perform a specific task or small group of tasks. |
| Word processing | Word processing is a electronically writing, editing, and storing what you write. |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| www | World Wide Web |
| Internet | A worldwide system for linking smaller computer network together. |
| Intranet | A network used inside an organization using software (like browers) used on the internet, but not available to the public. |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locators |
| Browsers | Software which lets you read the world wide web. |
| Home Page | On the web (or any hypertext system pages are needed as the front covers and contents pages to other pages. |
| Hypertext | Hypertext is the word used for interactive text. |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| Frames | Arrange the screen so that it shows more than one page at once. |
| Internet Service Provider | ISP |
| Links | A web page that has a connection from one page to another. |
| MIME | Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
| Offline | Moving emails and web pages from the internet to your computer so that you can read them and work on them while your telephone is switched off. |
| Search Engines | Internet databases that can use through your web browser, allows you to search for keywords that will bring a list of relevant files to your screen. |
| Surf the web | Moving from site to site sampling the contents. |
| Web Working | Web working is working across the internet using the world wide web and email. |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
| Browse | Search |
| Menus | A list of choices shown on a computer screen for you to choose which function or command you want. |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| Temporary Internet Files | Temporary storage of temporary History of web searches |
| Cookies | Storage for all web searches until removed. |
| Temporary Documents Log | Daily log of computer documents. |
| Recycle Bin | Computer temporary storage for files, folders, etc. |
| Firewall | Firewalls help safeguard your computer by enforcing restrictions on incoming traffic. Firewalls can also help mask your computer's identity, so hackers' attempts to probe or scan your computer cannot return the type of information that makes it easy to invade. |
| DVD | Digital Video Disk |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| PDF | Portable Document Format |
