| A | B |
| graphical user interface | a system that allows users to communicate acommands to the software by clicking on picture or icons. |
| network | a group of computers that can communicate or "talk" to each other through connections or links |
| network interface card | NIC a network of computers is linked together usually with some type of cabling |
| peer-to-peer network | every computer on the network or in the workgroup has access to the resources of every other computer |
| workgroup | a smaller network within the larger network |
| client | each personal computer |
| server | a network of clients sharing information distributed by serves |
| server-client network | a network of clients sharing information distributed by servers |
| pull-down menu | a bar displayed usually at the top of the program screen that lists options from which you can select |
| toolbar | a bar of GUI icons that usually provide one-click access to frequently used commands |
| ellipses | three little dots. . . |
| dialog box | a window that requires you to enter information before the software can execute a command |
| ARPANET | a network established for military and scientific use |
| maximize button | enlarge to fill the screen |
| minimize button | to make smaller |
| taskbar | a toolbar that displays the applications that you currently have running |
| active server pages | 3 |