Show Desktop: A button in the Quick Launch bar (displays on the taskbar) that minimizes all open windows.

ShowSounds: Option to replace sounds played by programs with visual cues.

SoundSentry: Option to replace system sounds with visual cues.

Spooling: The process your operating system performs of sending small bits of a print job at a time to the printer so that you can perform another task on your computer while the printer prints your documents.

Stand-alone computer: A computer that is not permanently connected a network.

Start menu: At the far left of the taskbar. Provides access to programs and files. Also provides access to the shut down function.

StickyKeys: Option that saves users from having to press certain keys simultaneously to perform functions.

Streaming media: Continuous sound or video on the Web, such as a live concert or sporting event, which can be heard or viewed using Windows Media Player.

Switch: Similar to a hub but provides more intelligent though limited routing capabilities.

System requirements: The required configuration of a computer to run software.

Tab stop: A stopping point in a line. Can be used to line up text columns.

Task Manager: A tool for diagnosing and managing system problems.

Taskbar: The bar across the bottom of the Windows Desktop. It contains the Start menu, Quick Launch bar, and buttons representing open windows.

TCP/IP: A protocol that allows computers with totally different architectures to talk to one another; it is also the common language of the Internet.

Text editor: Application used to edit plain text files. Does not allow formatting. Notepad is an example of a text editor.

Text search: Using the Search command to locate a file that contains a particular word or phrase.

Tile: To repeat an image over and over (like tiles on a floor) to fill the background.

Title bar: Runs across the top of a window or dialog box. Contains the name of the window or dialog box, plus buttons for resizing windows and closing both windows and dialog boxes.

ToggleKeys: Option to play a sound whenever the user presses the Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock keys.

Toolbar: A row of buttons near the top of a window and on the taskbar. Provides quick access to functions.

ToolTip: Displays when the mouse passes over a Toolbar button. Provides a hint to the button's function.

TRACERT: A command line prompt that tells you which links can be successfully established and which links are problematic.