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are called 10BASE-T. Devices are
connected to the cable and compete for
access using a Carrier Sense Multiple
Access with Collision Detection protocol.
Explorer See Microsoft Internet Explorer
and Microsoft Windows Explorer .
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fax modem
A modem that allows your
computer to transmit and receive faxes.
The fax modem can transmit documents to
fax machines and other computers with fax
modems. It can broadcast a fax to several
sites at once. A dual-purpose modem
functions as both a regular modem that
transmits files as attachments, and a fax
modem that transmits printed documents.
file extension
A dot and two or three
letters after a file name that indicate the
program in which the file was created. For
example, .
doc indicates that the file was
created in Microsoft Word.
floppy disk See diskette .
folder Represented by an icon that looks
like a yellow manila folder, a folder
contains other folders (subfolders) and
files. Both MS-DOS and early versions of
Microsoft Windows used the term
directory (and subdirectories) for folder
(and subfolders).
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game port A connector on the back of the
computer for plugging in a joystick.
See
joystick .
GIF (pronounced giff). A file format for
graphics displayed on the Internet. They
are easily identified by the file extension
.
gif . See JPEG .
graphical interface
Communication
between a person and a computer by
means of images. With a pointing device,
such as a mouse, you click an icon to tell
the computer what you want. See
icon .
graphics
Pictures or illustrations,
including drawings, pie charts, bar graphs,
street maps, architectural and engineering
designs, fashion designs, musical scores,
cartoons, animated images, and
photographs. A graphics card enables the
monitor to display these items on the
screen. See
SVGA .