HP 80XL302 manual USB port universal serial bus port a, My Presario Getting Started Glossary-3

scroll To gradually move information across the screen when a document or Web page is too long or too wide to view all at once.

search engine A program, accessed on the Internet, that allows you to search large databases for information, using keywords or phrases.

server A computer with a large hard disk that serves (provides information to) other computers connected to it by a network. The Internet is a network of servers. When you send or receive e-mail, it travels from the sender’s computer to the receiver’s computer through a number of servers.

shortcut An icon on the Windows desktop that you double-click to launch a program.

software A program that you can install on a computer from a diskette, CD, DVD, Zip disk, or the Internet. See program.

surf To jump from place to place on the Internet, searching for topics of interest, by clicking hyperlinks. See hyperlink.

surge protector A device that regulates the flow of electricity to the computer and prevents high-voltage surges from damaging the equipment.

U

upload To send information to another computer on the Internet.

URL (uniform resource locator) The address of a Web site, such as www.compaq.com.

USB port (universal serial bus port) A

connector for plugging in multiple, ultra-high-speed peripherals. USB ports are gradually replacing serial ports and parallel ports and eliminating the need for so many

connectors and cables.

V

virus A set of software instructions written to harm computers.

W

window A screen that displays on the Windows desktop after you select an item or open a program.

Windows desktop The main screen you see when your computer completes startup.

Windows taskbar The gray bar across the bottom of the screen when your computer completes startup.

World Wide Web A system of Internet servers that support documents formatted in HTML. See HTML.

Z

zipped file A file that has been compressed to a smaller size by compression software, such as WinZip. It can be identified by the file extension .zip. See file extension.

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