keyboard — Built in or attached to computer by a curly cable. You use it to input
information to the computer.
kilobytes (KB) — Unit of size relating to storage space in a computer. There are 2
10
(1024)
bytes
in a kilobyte. A formatted high density
floppy disc
can hold about 1600KB. A
hard disc can hold much more.
letterbox — A type of screen mode that is much wider than it is high, giving the appearance of
a letter box.
local area network (LAN) — A general term for a network like Econet or Ethernet.
megabytes (MB) — There are 2
10
(1024)
kilobytes
in a megabyte.
memory— The computer's information storage areas (see also RAM). If you try to run too
many applications at once, you may run out of computer memory and have to remove
some of the applications you are not using.
menu — List of actions you can choose from to perform on (or within) files, directories,
applications
and so on.
Menu button — Middle
mouse
button. Click it to display a
menu.
menu options — See
menu.
modem — Short for Modulator-Demodulator. A device that allows the computer to send and
receive electronic signals via a telephone.
monitor — Screen unit (like a TV set) used to display communications from the computer.
Monitors can be colour or monochrome (black and white). Also known as a Visual
Display Unit (VDU).
MonitorType — A computer variable that determines which screen modes your monitor can
display.
mouse — Small plastic box with three buttons on top and a cable attaching it to the computer.
Hold it in your right hand, if you're right handed. Moving it moves the pointer on the
screen.
move — Press Shift while
dragging
a file to move (rather than just copy) a file from one
directory to another.
numeric keypad — Group of keys on the righthand end of the keyboard. When the light on the
NumLock key is on, the keys perform the functions marked on them. With NumLock
off, they may behave differently, depending on the
application.
operating system — Actions and tasks you tell the computer to perform via the
desktop
are
translated by the operating system into instructions that the computer can understand.
palette — Allows you to control the colours used to display different things on the desktop.
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