Compaq 2700 manual Explorer See Microsoft, Internet Explorer and Windows

Glossary

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encrypt To translate data into a secret code. You must have access to a secret key or password to read an encrypted file. See also secure Web site.

Ethernet The most widely installed local area network technology. An Ethernet LAN (local area network) typically uses coaxial cable or special upgrades of twisted pair wires. The most commonly installed Ethernet systems provide transmission speeds up to 10Mbps and are called 10BASE-T. Devices are connected to the cable and compete for access using a Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection protocol.

Explorer See Microsoft

Internet Explorer and Windows

Explorer.

fax modem A modem that allows your computer to transmit and receive faxes. The fax modem can transmit documents to fax machines and other computers with fax modems. It can broadcast a fax to several sites at once. A dual-purpose modem functions as both a regular modem that transmits files as attachments, and a fax modem that transmits printed documents.

file extension A dot and two or three letters after a file name that indicate the program in which the file was created. For example, .doc indicates that the file was created in Microsoft Word.

floppy disk See floppy.

folder Represented by an icon that looks like a yellow manila folder, a 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).

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