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
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
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
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