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Glossary shortcut menu A menu that pops up when you right-click an icon on the Windows desktop or taskbar, the vacant part of the desktop, a selection in a document, or a file in Windows Explorer. The options on the pop-up menu are the most commonly used commands that relate to the item you right-clicked. See also right-click. sleep mode A low-power state that saves electricity when the computer is not in use. software The invisible code stored in digital bits and bytes. It consists of a set of instructions that tell the hardware what tasks to perform. See also digital and program. surf To jump from place to place on the Internet, searching for topics of interest, by clicking hyperlinks. Instead of searching for specific information, surfing is an undirected type of Web browsing. You amuse yourself by clicking whatever catches your fancy. surge protector A device that protects a computer from fluctuations in power. A surge protector regulates the flow of electricity to the computer and prevents high-voltage surges from damaging the equipment. SVGA Super Video Graphics Array. A video display standard that offers greater resolution and color depth than VGA. The resolution (clarity and sharpness) of an image is determined by the number of pixels that can be displayed per square inch. Color depth is determined by the number of colors (from 256 to 16 million) that can be displayed simultaneously. The number of both pixels and colors is limited by the amount of video memory on the SVGA system. See also pixel. 18 Users Guide

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Users Guide
Glossary
shortcut menu
A menu that
pops up when you right-click
an icon on the Windows desktop
or taskbar, the vacant part of
the desktop, a selection in a
document, or a file in
Windows Explorer. The options
on the pop-up menu are the most
commonly used commands that
relate to the item you
right-clicked.
See also
right-click.
sleep mode
A low-power state
that saves electricity when the
computer is not in use.
software
The invisible code
stored in digital bits and bytes. It
consists of a set of instructions
that tell the hardware what tasks
to perform. See also
digital
and
program.
surf
To jump from place to
place on the Internet, searching
for topics of interest, by clicking
hyperlinks. Instead of searching
for specific information, surfing
is an undirected type of Web
browsing. You amuse yourself
by clicking whatever catches
your fancy.
surge protector
A device that
protects a computer from
fluctuations in power. A surge
protector regulates the flow of
electricity to the computer and
prevents high-voltage surges
from damaging the equipment.
SVGA
Super Video Graphics
Array. A video display standard
that offers greater resolution and
color depth than VGA. The
resolution (clarity and
sharpness) of an image is
determined by the number of
pixels that can be displayed per
square inch. Color depth is
determined by the number of
colors (from 256 to 16 million)
that can be displayed
simultaneously. The number of
both pixels and colors is limited
by the amount of video memory
on the SVGA system.
See also
pixel.