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ERIES

click

To push down and quickl

y

release

either the left or ri

g

ht mouse button.

Ctrl+Alt+Delete

Pressin

g

and holdin

g

down the Ctrl ke

y

, then the Alt ke

y

, and

then the Delete ke

y

, simultaneousl

y

, to

close a pro

g

ram that is locked (not

respondin

g

). Use Ctrl+Alt+Delete a

second time to shut down a computer that

is locked. Unsaved data is erased from

memor

y

. When the computer restarts, it

displa

y

s an error messa

g

e that Windows

was not properl

y

shut down, and it scans

the hard disk for errors.

cursor

The blinkin

g

vertical line on the

screen that indicates where the next

character appears when

y

ou t

y

pe.

'

data

Information that can be processed b

y

a computer. See digital.

database

A collection of similar data that

is desi

g

ned for eas

y

retrieval

of information.

dedicated line

A telephone line that is

alwa

y

s connected to the modem (inside the

computer) to provide constant access to the

Internet. A separate telephone line is used

for phone calls. See modem.

default

The option that the software

automaticall

y

chooses for

y

ou when

y

ou

don’t indicate a choice

y

ourself. For

example, when

y

ou print a document, the

Print dialo

g

box asks which pa

g

es to print

(the default is All) and how man

y

copies to

print (the default is 1). You can chan

g

e the

settin

g

s, and

y

ou can desi

g

nate the new

settin

g

s as the default.

defra

g

mentin

g

The rearran

g

ement of

files and unused space on

y

our hard disk so

pro

g

rams can run faster.

desktop

See Windows desktop.

dialo

g

box

A small window that requests

information from the user before a

command can be carried out.

di

g

ital

A s

y

stem that uses electronic

si

g

nals to transfer data in the form of bits.

A bit is represented b

y

a sin

g

le di

g

it.

Computers use onl

y

two di

g

its—either a 0

or a 1—in various combinations. See bit

and byte.

discussion

g

roup

A

g

roup discussion

on a topic of mutual interest held on the

Internet. Instead of meetin

g

in a classroom,

students ma

y

meet for

g

roup discussions

on the Internet.

director

y

See folder.