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Glossary of Terms for Web Page Usage
Chapter 1: Introduction
Glossary of Terms for Web Page Usage
Before using the MedPlus TotalAlert® Alarm Network dynamic Web pages, you
may need to know the following terms or expressions:
• Browsing a Web Page—Looking at information found on a Web page.
• Button—A block on a Web page that resembles a push button, usually
used to enter information into a software program.
• Case sensitive—Upper and lower case of the same letter are recognized
as different characters.
• Click—Pressing the left-hand button on a mouse to select the item on a
computer display that the cursor is on top of.
• Cursor—Visual cue on a computer monitor that indicates position.
• Ethernet—Parallel communication port on a computer.
• Internet browser—Program used for accessing information on a com-
puter network.
• Link—Shown as underlined text on a Web page. Clicking on it takes
you to another Web page.
• Mouse—Control on a computer system used to maneuver a cursor on a
computer display.
• Pull down menu—List hidden in a window until you click on the arrow
by the first item in the list.
• Right-click—Pressing the right-hand button on a mouse to select the
item on a computer display that the cursor is on top of.
• RS-232 PPP—Serial communication port on a computer.
• Web Page—Page of information obtained from a computer network.
• Window—Divided areas on a computer display that are broken down
into different types of information.
NOTE:
Definitions given for right-hand and left-hand mouse buttons refer to a right-
handed mouse.
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