Compaq 233789-371 - Manual (Page 94)

M Y P RESARIO —G ETTING S TARTED G LOSSARY 3
minimise To shrink a running programme
window into a button on the Windows
taskbar by clicking the Minimise
Q
button—the button with the minus sign in
the upper-right corner of a window. Click
the button on the taskbar to view the
window again.
modem A device inside the computer that
converts data from digital format to
analogue format so that it can be
transferred through a standard telephone
line to another computer. The modem in
the receiving computer converts the data
back to digital format.
N
navigate To move through a Web site or
online document by clicking the
hyperlinks embedded in the text or images.
network Two or more computers linked
together to share resources, such as
programmes, files, and printers.
O
OS (operating system) The interface that
permits a person and a computer to “talk”
to one another.
P
parallel port A connector on the back of
the computer for plugging in a parallel
cable attached to a parallel device, such as
a printer.
peripheral An external device connected
to a computer. Examples are a monitor,
keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner,
printer, and digital camera.
pop-up menu A list of options that pops
up when you right-click an icon on the
desktop or taskbar, the vacant part of the
desktop, a selection in a document, or a file
in Windows Explorer. See right-click.
programme A set of instructions, written
in invisible code, that tells the hardware
what tasks to perform. See software.
R
RAM (random access memory) The
main memory of the computer.
right-click To press and quickly release
the right mouse button to display a menu
of options. See pop-up menu.
S
scroll To gradually move information
across the screen when a document or Web
page is too long or too wide to view all at
once.