Glossary
Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide
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CD
Compact Disc. Media used
in a CD-ROM drive. The disc is
a circular piece of plastic that
stores digital data on one side,
using laser technology.
CD-ROM
A compact disc with
read-only data. You cannot erase
or record over the data.
CD-RW
A compact disc with
rewritable data. You can write to
the disc using a rewritable or
recordable CD drive.
chat
An Internet feature that
allows you to exchange typed
messages with another person
(or a group of people) in real
time. A message you type
instantly displays on the other
person’s computer.
click
To push down and quickly
release either the left or right
mouse button.
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Pressing and
holding down the Ctrl key, then
the Alt key, and then the Delete
key, simultaneously, to close a
program that is locked (not
responding). Use
Ctrl+Alt+Delete a second time
to shut down a computer that is
locked. Unsaved data is erased
from memory. When the
computer restarts, it displays an
error message that Windows was
not properly shut down, and it
scans the hard disk for errors.
cursor
The blinking vertical
line on the screen that indicates
where the next character
displays when you type.
D
data
Information that can be
processed by a computer.
See also digital.
database
A collection of
similar data that is designed for
easy retrieval of information.
