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Explorer
See
Microsoft Internet Explorer
and
Microsoft Windows Explorer
.
F
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
programme 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).
G
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, includ-
ing drawings, pie charts, bar graphs, street
maps, architectural and engineering
designs, fashion designs, musical scores,
cartoons, animated images, and photo-
graphs. A graphics card enables the moni-
tor to display these items on the screen.
See
SVGA
.
.
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