Exploring Your Computer’s Features

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Exploring audio features
Uploading to, and downloading files from, the Internet

Transferring files from one computer to another is termed uploading (transferring data from your computer to a site on the Web), or downloading (transferring data from a site on the Web to your computer).

There are several ways to upload or download data. It can be as simple as attaching a file or document to an email, or you can use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) features of your Web browser to transfer large amounts of data.

Exploring audio features

You can use your computer to record sounds using the computer’s internal microphone (available on certain models) or an optional external microphone. You can play sound files or audio CDs using the built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers.

Recording sounds

You may record sounds using the computer’s internal microphone (available on certain models) or by connecting an optional external microphone or other sound source to the microphone jack.

Using a microphone

1If you want to use an external microphone, connect it to the computer.

2Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, and then Sound Recorder.

Start Recording/Stop Recording button

(Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen

3Click the Start Recording button.

4Speak normally into the microphone.

5When you have finished recording, click the Stop Recording button.

The Save As dialog box appears.

6To save the file, type a file name, and then click Save.