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<h2 align="center">PC Explanations</h2>
<h4><a name="ascii">ASCII</a></h4>
<p>Pronounced "ask-ee," ASCII stands for the American Standard Code
for Information Interchange. ASCII are files that's text only or containing
pure text, numbers, and common punctuations. There are no bold, italized, underlines,
pictures, etc. Windows refers ASCII as a text file.</p>
<p><b><a name="attachment"></a>Attachment</b></p>
<p>An attachment is a file delivered via e-mail.</p>
<p><a name="browse"></a><b>Browse</b></p>
<p>Browse means to visit web pages on the Internet.</p>
<p><b><a name="bytes"></a>Bytes</b></p>
<p>A byte is a storage for one character. The term kilo K means 1,000, so one
kilobyte means 1,000 bytes or about 1,000 characters. The term mega MB means
1,000,000, so one megabyte is 1,000 kilobytes or 1,000,000 bytes. The term giga
GB means 1,000,000,000 or 1,000 megabytes.</p>
<p><b><a name="cdrom"></a>CD-ROM</b></p>
<p>CD-ROM or Compact Disc-Read Only Memory is the same as a music CD, but stores
computer information. People refer CD-ROM as "CDs," like people refer
to a music CD. A CD-ROM drive reads CDs. To write or record information to a
CD, you need a CD-R which stands for a Compact Disc-Recordable or a CD-RW which
stands for a Compact Disc-Recordable and Rewritable.</p>
<p><a name="com1"></a><b>COM1</b></p>
<p>Usually, the connector for the mouse; otherwise, the connector for the modem.</p>
<p><a name="com2"></a><b>COM2</b></p>
<p>Usually, the connector for the modem.</p>
<h4><a name="console"></a>Console</h4>
<p>The console or system unit is the main part of the computer. The hard drive,
floppy drives, the CD-ROM, and other are on the front side of the console. The
connections such as the power cord, keyboard connector, mouse connector, and
printer port are on the back side of the console.</p>
<p><b><a name="data"></a>Data</b></p>
<p>Data is information for your computer.</p>
<p><a name="default"></a><b>Default</b></p>
<p>Default is accepting what the computer already chosen or selected for the user.
For example, opening Microsoft Word the default font is Times New Roman size
12. </p>
<h4><a name="desktop"></a>Desktop</h4>
<p>The desktop in terms of various PC modes and models, are the typical PC configuration
with a console and a monitor on a desk including other hardware such as a printer
and spiekers.</p>
<p>The desktop in terms of Windows is the screen background with icons and windows
to interact with your computer</p>
<p><b><a name="directory"></a>Directory</b></p>
<p>Directory is a set of folders used to store files. What do folders look like
in Windows? Click Windows Explorer and you should see yellow folders. Those
yellow folder icons are the folders storing files.</p>
<p><b><a name="dos"></a>DOS</b></p>
<p>DOS or Disc Operating System used to be the PC's operating system. Windows
used to be a DOS program. Microsoft made Windows as the operating system. Click
<a href="http://webarchive.me/geocities/Tokyo/Bay/9061/doscommands.html">DOS commands</a> to view basic DOS command
lines.</p>
<p><b><a name="drivers"></a>Drivers</b></p>
<p>Drivers are software that activates a hardware to your computer; specifically,
your operating system.</p>
<h4><a name="dvd">DVD</a></h4>
<p>DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc. DVDs stores more more information than
a CD. DVD-roms are needed to use DVDs, and can read CDs.</p>
<p><a name="email"></a><b>E-Mail</b></p>
<p>E-Mail or Electronic-Mail is getting a message on the internet.</p>
<p><a name="favorites"></a><b>Favorites</b></p>
<p>Favorites are creating a bookmark for websites you visited and want to remember
and save. Microsoft calls a web page bookmark a "favorite." Browsers
can save bookmarks or favorites.</p>
<p><b><a name="file"></a>File</b></p>
<p>A file is a collection of information or data. The name to a file is called
as filename. There are different types of files for different types of programs
and software. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and HTML, are examples of files.</p>
<p><b><a name="folders"></a>Folders</b></p>
<p>Folders are used to store files. Folders are still known as directories and
subdirectories. What do folders look like in Windows? Click Windows Explorer
and you should see yellow folders. Those yellow folder icons are the folders
storing files.</p>
<h4><a name="gui"></a>GUI </h4>
<p>GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. GUI allows user to control the computer
using images and symbols. One example of a GUI is Windows.</p>
<h4><a name="hardware"></a>Hardware</h4>
<p>Hardware is any components of the computer you can touch. Monitor, printer,
console, speakers, modem, disks, etc. are hardware.</p>
<p>To operate the hardware components, one must have the software to run the hardware.
Windows, the computer's operating system, is software which runs your computer.</p>
<p><a name="icon"></a><b>Icon</b></p>
<p>Icons are the pictures you click in Windows to open a file, open another folder,
or open a software program. Clicking on icons is what you do on a computer running
a GUI or Graphics User Interface.</p>
<p><a name="keycombination"></a><b>Key Combination</b></p>
<p>Key Combination is pressing multiple buttons on the keyboard. For example,
pressing Control and S or Ctrl+S together is the key combination to save a file.
Another term for key combination is short cut.</p>
<h4><a name="laptop"></a>Laptop</h4>
<p>The laptop is a computer that folds like a book and can be carried anywhere.
Laptops are commonly seen in airports, libraries, and coffee shops.</p>
<p><a name="linein"></a><b>Line In</b></p>
<p>Usually, the connector for the stereo.</p>
<p><a name="links"></a><b>Links</b></p>
<p>Links are underlined text on a web page which, when clicked, takes you to another
web page. Millions of links on web pages connect each other with millions of
millions of web pages with millions and millions of information.</p>
<p><a name="lpt1"></a><b>LPT1</b></p>
<p>Usually, the connector for the printer.</p>
<p><a name="lpt2"></a><b>LPT2</b></p>
<p>Usually, the connector for the second printer. Don't plut the primary printer
in the LPT2 connector.</p>
<p><b><a name="multimedia"></a>Multimedia</b></p>
<p>Sounds, CD-ROM drives, and any other gadgets to jazz-up the computer.</p>
<p><a name="network"></a><b>Network</b></p>
<p>A Network is basically two or more computers connected by a network host and
network software that allows all computers to work at one time. Network computers
can share information, share printers, access files and programs from common
hard drives, and send messages.</p>
<h4><a name="operatingsystem"></a>Operating System</h4>
<p>The operating system is software which runs the programs and the hardware in
your computer. The hardware and software must be controlled by an operating
system. In the mid-1980s, people purchase software programs for a specific computer
such as the IBM, Apple, and Commodore. Today, people purchase software programs
for an operating system such as Windows, Linux, and Macintosh.</p>
<p>Windows used be a DOS (where OS stands for Operating System) program. Now,
Microsoft decided that Windows should be an operating system alone. OS/2 (where
OS stands for Operating System) was designed by Microsoft and IBM to replace
DOS. Then Microsoft decided that Windows replace DOS.</p>
<h4><a name="pc"></a>PC</h4>
<p>PC stands for Personal Computer. IBM gave PC to its first computer which was
the IBM PC in 1981. The Macintosh or Macs is not a PC, even though the Macintosh
is a personal computer. The terms clone and compatible described software and
hardware which can be used on a IBM PC, but today the PC are standard throughout
and can accept any software and hardware.</p>
<h4><a name="ram"></a>RAM</h4>
<p>RAM stands Random Access Memory. It's a chip inside the computer that stores
memory. The more RAM, the more the computer can do.</p>
<p><a name="svideo"></a><b>S-Video </b></p>
<p>The S-Video cable is inserted here, which connects to a TV, VCR, or laser disc.</p>
<h4><a name="software"></a>Software</h4>
<p>Software is the information or the date to run the computer or to run a program.
Games, Windows, any program you purchase in those cardboard boxes with disks
or CDs are software. Software tells the hardware what to do.</p>
<p><a name="toggle"></a><b>Toggle</b></p>
<p>Toggle means to switch from one selection to another selection.</p>
<h4><a name="tower"></a>Tower</h4>
<p>A tower is a console standing on its side, making it look tall, and on the
floor or ground. When the console is on the floor, it looks like a tower.</p>
<p><a name="ups"></a><b>UPS</b></p>
<p>UPS stands for Uninterrupted Power Supply provides power to the PC when there
is a blackout. The UPS provides 5 minutes of power for the user to save files,
shut down Windows, and turn off the PC. Plug the computer console and monitor
in the UPS. And the UPS also guards against surges.</p>
<h4><a name="usb"></a>USB</h4>
<p>USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. Many devices can be pluged in such as
a keyboard, mouse, modem, and scanner. When connecting the USB, it's the non-business
end which plugs into the USB connector at the back of the computer. </p>
<p><a name="webpage"></a><b>Web Page</b></p>
<p>A web page is a file on the internet containing text, graphics, and neat multimedia
viewed with a web browser.</p>
<h4><a name="www"></a>WWW</h4>
<p>WWW stands for the World Wide Web.</p>
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