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Understanding Computer Terms

ISP (Internet Service Provider)

A company that provides access to the Internet. To use the service, you need the ISP software, a user name, a password, and access phone number(s).

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jewel case

The hinged plastic case in which CDs are often stored.

jewel case sleeve

The pieces of paper that can be inserted into the jewel case to help identify the contents of the CD stored in the case.

joystick

A lever that moves in all directions to control the movement of a pointer or objects on the screen. It is used for computer games in which you drive, fly, or shoot objects displayed on the monitor.

JPEG

(pronounced “jaypeg”). A file format for graphics, especially photographs, displayed on the Internet. It is easily identified by the file extension .jpg. JPEG files, which store more information per pixel than GIF files, are used for complex, high-resolution images. See GIF. See also pixel.

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lead-in

An area at the beginning of each session on a recordable session that is left blank for the session’s table of contents. The lead-in is written when a session is closed, and takes up 4500 sectors, approximately one minute, on a CD. The lead-in also contains the next writable address on the CD so that future sessions can be added, unless the CD is closed.

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Contents Learning More About Your Computer MarchPage Contents Saving Energy Understanding Computer TermsModifying the Display To Modify the DisplayModifying the Keyboard Language Setting To Modify the Keyboard Language SettingModifying the Mouse Properties To Modify Mouse PropertiesClick Control Panel Click Printers and Other Hardware Click OK to apply the changes Printing Using the Print MenuShutting Down the Computer To Shut Down the ComputerPlaying Games To Use the Print MenuClick Print To Check Hard Disk Space Click My ComputerPlaying Digital Audio To Play Digital AudioUsing the Diskette Floppy Drive Inserting a disketteTo insert a diskette Removing a diskette To remove a disketteUsing the Hard Drive Using the CD or DVD Drive CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-ROM DVD-R/RWMultimedia Support Media ComparisonCD-R Inserting a CD or DVD To Insert a CD or DVDUsing Your Computer Drives Removing a CD or DVD Listening to MusicTo Remove a CD or DVD To Adjust the Volume To Listen to MusicPlaying a Movie To Play a MovieCreating a CD Click All Programs, Compaq WinDVD, then Win DVD PlayerUses of the CD-RW Drive Maintaining the CD or DVD Drive CD-R and CD-RW Disc ComparisonRoutine Maintenance Guidelines Maintaining and ShippingPreventive Maintenance Cleaning Up the Hard DriveTo Clean Up the Hard Drive On the General tab, click Disk Cleanup To Empty the Recycle Bin Emptying the Recycle BinScanning the Hard Drive To Scan the Hard DriveDefragmenting the Drive To Defragment the Hard DriveProtecting from a Virus Preparing for Shipping or Travel Using Power Management Properties dialog boxUsing the Power Options Properties Sleep Mode Adjusting the Sleep ModeTo Adjust the Sleep Mode Click Performance and Maintenance Click Power Options Manually Entering the Sleep ModeTo Manually Enter Sleep Mode Awaking From SleepAwaking from Hibernation Hibernate ModeAdjusting the Hibernate Mode To Hibernate the ComputerUnderstanding Computer Terms Technical term for a computer program. See program Browser CD-DA CD-I CD-ROM XA CD-RW drive Information that can be processed by a computer. See digital See Windows desktop See folder See Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer An older term for disk. See disk GIF Hardware See Microsoft Internet Explorer Hinged plastic case in which CDs are often stored See hyperlink Mailing list Microsoft Internet Explorer Arrow on the screen that moves with the mouse Multiread Program that lets you read and post messages to newsgroups Online shopping Tracks chosen to be played from a CD or DVD Brains of the computer. See microprocessor Program Right-click Scroll mouse Server Shortcut See Windows taskbar To send information to another computer on the Internet See Internet phone See World Wide Web Windows taskbar Learning More About Your Computer