Compaq 277958-001 User Manual
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Learning More About Your Computer
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Understanding Computer Terms
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icon
A small picture that represents a menu command, file, program, tool,
or peripheral.
interactive
A computer program that responds to you as if you were having a
conversation. You give instructions; computer performs an action (or
requests additional information). Computer games and multimedia
tutorials are interactive programs.
interface
A means of communication between two entities. A person and a
computer interface through an operating system (OS). Two computers
interface through protocol. Computers on the Web use hypertext
transfer protocol (http://). See OS and http://.
Internet
A worldwide collection of computer networks that are interconnected
so that users can share electronic information.
Internet Explorer
See Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Internet keyboard
A keyboard that resembles a typewriter keyboard but is equipped with
special buttons programmed to connect to the Internet.
Internet phone
A video telephone that allows you to make long-distance calls over
the Internet.
ISO 9660 Format
The most common international standard for the logical format for
files and directories on a CD-ROM. Some other common logical
formats such as Joliet and Rock Ridge are extensions of ISO 9660.