Compaq Evo Notebook PC n115 Users Guide Evo Notebook N115 - Page 127

Windows Explorer, Windows taskbar, wizard, World Wide Web, Start, Programs.

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Glossary Windows Explorer A file management program that lets you see the hierarchy of folders on your computer and all the files and subfolders in each folder. Visualizing the hierarchy is useful for copying and moving files. You can open the folder that contains the file you want to move or copy, click and drag the file to a new folder, and then drop it in. To find Windows Explorer, click the Start button, and point to Programs. You can create a shortcut to Windows Explorer. Windows taskbar The gray bar running along the bottom of the screen when your computer completes startup. The Start button is on the left side of the taskbar, and the systray (a tray with icons and the computer clock) is on the right. Programs that are running, but minimized into icons, are displayed in the middle of the taskbar. wizard Part of a program that guides you through a complex process, such as signing up with an Internet service provider or posting a Web site to a server. Most programs on CD-ROMs have wizards to guide you through the installation process. World Wide Web A system of Internet servers that supports documents formatted in HTML. See also HTML. X XGA Extended Graphics Array. A video display standard that offers greater resolution and color depth than VGA, as well as better graphics performance than SVGA. See also SVGA. Users Guide 21

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Glossary
Users Guide
21
Windows Explorer
A file
management program that lets
you see the hierarchy of folders
on your computer and all the
files and subfolders in each
folder. Visualizing the hierarchy
is useful for copying and moving
files. You can open the folder
that contains the file you want to
move or copy, click and drag the
file to a new folder, and then
drop it in. To find Windows
Explorer, click the
Start
button,
and point to
Programs.
You
can create a shortcut to
Windows Explorer.
Windows taskbar
The gray
bar running along the bottom of
the screen when your computer
completes startup. The
Start
button is on the left side of the
taskbar, and the systray (a tray
with icons and the computer
clock) is on the right. Programs
that are running, but minimized
into icons, are displayed in the
middle of the taskbar.
wizard
Part of a program that
guides you through a complex
process, such as signing up with
an Internet service provider or
posting a Web site to a server.
Most programs on CD-ROMs
have wizards to guide you
through the installation process.
World Wide Web
A system of
Internet servers that supports
documents formatted in HTML.
See also
HTML.
X
XGA
Extended Graphics Array.
A video display standard that
offers greater resolution and
color depth than VGA, as well
as better graphics performance
than SVGA.
See also
SVGA.