Compaq Presario Internet PC - Manual (Page 120)

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E
e-mail (electronic mail) Messages sent
over the Internet.
encrypt To translate data into a secret
code. You must have access to a secret key
or password to read an encrypted file. See
secure Web site.
Explorer See Microsoft Internet Explorer
and Windows Explorer.
F
fax modem A modem that allows your
computer to transmit and receive faxes. It
can transmit documents to fax machines
and other computers with fax modems. It
can broadcast a fax to several sites at once.
file extension A dot and three letters after
a file name that indicate the program in
which the file was created. For example,
filename.doc. The file extension .doc
indicates that the file was created in
Microsoft Word.
floppy disk An older term for diskette.
See diskette.
folder Represented by an icon that looks
like a yellow manila folder, a computer
folder contains other folders (subfolders)
and files. Both MS-DOS and early
versions of Microsoft Windows used the
term directory (and subdirectories) for
folder (and subfolders).
font A complete set of letters, numbers,
punctuation marks, and symbols in a
particular typeface. When you use a word
processing program, you can choose from
a long list of fonts to give your document
personality.
G
game port A connector on the back of the
computer for plugging in a gamepad,
joystick, or steering wheel. See joystick.
GIF (pronounced giff). A file format for
graphics displayed on the Internet. They
are easily identified by the file extension
.gif. You can save a GIF file from a Web
site to your computer. Point to the image
with the cursor and right click. A shortcut
menu is displayed. Select Save Picture
As… The Save As dialog box appears.
Select a folder, name the file, and click the
Save button. See file extension. See also
JPEG.
graphical interface Communication
between a person and a computer by
means of images. With a pointing device,
such as a mouse, you click an icon to tell
the computer what you want. See icon. See
also interface.
graphics Pictures or illustrations,
including drawings, pie charts, bar graphs,
street maps, architectural and engineering
designs, fashion designs, musical scores,
cartoons, animated images, and
photographs. A graphics card enables the
monitor to display these items on the
screen. See SVGA.