Display: An external monitor, flat plasma display, or LCD used as a computer output device.
Download: To receive a file from another computer through a modem.
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Enable: To turn a computer function on.
Escape: To cancel the task currently in progress.
Execute: To perform a command or run a function.
Extended Memory: Memory above 1 Mega Bite.
External Device: A device connected to a port on your computer. An example is a printer.
File: A collection of information, saved on a disk with a unique name (such as information saved for a program or a document).
File Allocation Table (FAT): The section of a disk that keeps track of the location of files stored on the hard disk.
Firmware: A type of chip that contains permanent information, such as the ROM chips that contain all the information for instructions for direct control of a computer’s functions.
Floppy Drive: A
drive that writes to and reads from 3 1/2" floppy disks.
Floppy Disk: A 3 1/2" disk capable of storing 1.44 mb.
Format: To prepare a blank disk for use with the computer’s operating system. Formatting creates a structure on the disk so the drive can read or write to the disk.
Function Keys: Keys labeled F1-F12. The operating system and/or the individual program determine the function.
Hard Disk: A storage device, also called a fixed disk, composed of a rigid platters that store information magnetically. The hard disk is not usually user removable and is used for long-term storage.
Hardware: The physical, electronic, and mechanical components of a computer system, including devices such as a display, disk drive, printer, mouse, and processor.
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