8 GLOSSARY - Meaning of terms
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Click: action linked to the pressure of the left button of the mouse
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Cursor: fixed or flashing indicator, rectangular or vertical line, which shows
the user where the letters and digits, which will be entered via the keyboard,
will appear.
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Default: refers to a configuration, a value, a setting which can be considered
"basic" or is preset by the program. The default value can be replaced by
your choice.
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Download: the action of transfering programs, information or data in
general into the tool. This operation requires an Internet connection
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Firmware: program (in a low level language) within the hardware elements
(microprocessors – memory banks) of an electronic system.
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Hardware: refers to a diagnostic tool or a processing and viewing system;
indicates the electrical, electronic and mechanical components of the device.
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Icons: small images on your screen representing commands; similar to
buttons or keys with symbols that correspond to their function.
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Interface: term which refers both to a hardware system and to a software
system and indicates an element through which two different systems can
exchange information.
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Mouse: selection device allowing you to place a pointer (little arrow) on the
screen. Normally provided with two buttons, left and right. With the left button
you select or confirm a choice, a selection, an option etc. The right button
usually allows you to access auxiliary functions related to the selection you
have made.
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Browsing or browse: the action of moving from one function to another,
from one piece of information to another. Generally, it indicates the path that
a program follows from the initial screen (where the user activates a search)
to the final screen (where search ends).
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Peripherals: all the secondary devices and tools, with respect to the main
unit, that communicate with the latter sending and receiving data. Peripheral
examples are: printers, gas analysers self-diagnosis module, DVD player,
etc.
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Pointer: generally represented by a little arrow. The pointer moves on the
screen with the movement of the mouse in order to interact with the program
functions.
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Software: refers to a diagnostic tool or a processing and viewing system. It
indicates the programs that allow you to use the hardware parts in various
different ways.
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Wireless: a connection mode between two electronic systems established
without using electrical cable connections.
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