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browsers can present multimedia information, including sound and video,

though they require plug-ins for some formats.

Command line

In a command line interface, the user types commands in the space

provided directly on the screen using command language.

Within the internet industry, cookies are described as small files

containing information about individual computers that can be analyzed

and used by advertisers to track your online interests and tastes. In this

realm, cookie technology is still being developed and the intention is to

target ads directly to what you've said your interests are. It's a

double-edge sword for many people because on one hand, it's efficient

and pertinent as you only see ads about what you're interested in. On

the other hand, it involves actually "tracking" and "following" where you

go and what you click. Understandably so, there is a debate over privacy

and many people feel offended by the notion that they are viewed as a

"SKU number" (you know, the bar code on the back of packages that

gets scanned at the grocery check-out line). While this viewpoint may

be extreme, in some cases it is accurate.

Disk drive

It's a machine that reads data from and writes data onto a disk.

A hard disk drive reads and writes hard disks.

A floppy drive accesses floppy disks.

Disk drives can be either internal (housed within a computer) or external

(housed in a separate box that connects to the computer).

Download

To copy data (usually an entire file) from a main source to a peripheral

device. The term is often used to describe the process of copying a file

from an online service to one's own computer. Downloading can also

refer to copying a file from a network file server to a computer on the

network.

Electronic mail. A service that sends messages on computers via local

or global networks.

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