Compaq Evo Notebook PC n115 Users Guide Evo Notebook N115 - Page 112

Glossary 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 program in which the file was created. For example, .doc indicates that the file was created in Microsoft Word. floppy Low-capacity, removable storage media made of flexible plastic film encased in a hard plastic shell. Since the plastic film is flexible, the 3.5-inch diskette is often referred to as a floppy diskette. floppy drive The drive that reads and writes to a diskette. floppy disk See double-click. 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 also joystick. GIF Pronounced "giff." A file format for graphics displayed on the Internet. It is easily identified by the file extension .gif. See also 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 also icon. 6 Users Guide