Member server:
A server
that provides network services without handling the
security information.
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Menu
bar:
A group
of menus associated with a window.
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Menu:
A list
of options.
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Minimize button:
The
first button at the right of a window's Title bar.
Used to make the window a button on the taskbar.
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Modem:
A device
that allows computers to exchange information via
telephone lines.
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Modem:
A piece
of equipment that allows a computer to be connected
to the Internet.
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Mouse:
A
pointing device used to interact with objects on the
Desktop.
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MouseKeys:
Option
to replace the mouse with the keys on the keypad.
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Move:
To
physically remove an object from one location and
place it in another.
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.NET:
Microsoft's software platform for the Internet (or
an intranet) that allows for the exchange of data
regardless of operating system or programming
language.
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Network:
A
group of computers linked together for the purpose
of sharing information and resources.
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Network administrator:
Someone
in an organization who has the job of making sure
the organization's network functions the way it is
supposed to.
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Network architecture:
The
method of transferring information on a network. All
devices on a network must use the same network
architecture to transmit and access information. The
most common forms of network architecture are
Ethernet and Token Ring.
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Network interface card (NIC):
A
circuit board that controls the exchange of data
between a computer and the network.
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Network printer:
A
printer accessed through a network and typically
shared by multiple users, often within one
department or area of an office.
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Newsgroup:
An
online discussion.
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Object graphic:
A
graphic made up of individually selectable objects.
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Object linking and embedding (OLE):
A
compound document technology that allows an object
to be embedded or linked to a document in a
different application.
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Operating system:
A
computer program that controls all of the basic
functions of a computer.
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Outdent:
When the
first line of a paragraph is further left than the
rest of the paragraph. Usually used for lists.
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Packets:
Blocks
of data.
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Partition:
A
section of a hard drive that acts like a separate
disk or volume.
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