Glossary
device driver: A program (called a "driver") that permits a computer to communicate with a device.
dialog box: A window that accepts user input to make system settings or record other information.
disable: To turn a computer option off. See also enable.
Digital Audio: An audio compression standard that enables
disk drive: The device that randomly accesses information on a disk and copies it to the computer°¶s memory. It also writes data from memory to the disk. To accomplish these tasks, the unit physically rotates the disk at high speed past a
disk storage: Storing data on magnetic disk. Data is arranged on concentric tracks much like a phonograph record.
display: A CRT, LCD, or other image producing device used to view computer output.
documentation: The set of manuals and/or other instructions written for the users of a computer system or application. Computer system documentation typically includes procedural and tutorial information as well as system functions.
double click: To press and release the pointing device's primary button
rapidly twice without moving the pointing device. In the Windows® operating system, this refers to the pointing device's left button, unless otherwise stated.
driver: A software program, generally part of the operating system, that controls a specific piece of hardware (frequently a peripheral device such as a printer or mouse).
DVD: An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. See also
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