- data files
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The files used by you or your programs. - See also [program files]
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- desktop
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A metaphor for the screen that you see when Windows XP starts. Starting a Windows XP application is similar to putting a folder full of papers (the application window) on your desk. To do some work, you pull some papers out of the folder (the document windows ) and place them on the desktop. -
- device driver
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A small program that controls the way a device (such as a mouse or printer) works with your system. -
- dialog boxes
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Windows that pop up on the screen to ask you for information or to seek confirmation of an action you requested . -
- digital camera
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A special camera that saves pictures using digital storage (such as a memory card) instead of film. -
- directory
- See [folder]
- diskette
- See [floppy disk]
- document window
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A window opened in an application. Document windows hold whatever you're working on in the application. -
- double-click
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To quickly press and release the left mouse button twice in succession. -
- double-click speed
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The maximum amount of time Windows XP allows between the mouse clicks of a double-click. -
- drag
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To press and hold down the left mouse button and then move the mouse. -
- drag-and-drop
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A technique you use to run commands or move things around; you use your mouse to drag files or icons to strategic screen areas and drop them there. -
- drop-down list box
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A list box that normally shows only a single item but, when selected, displays a list of options. -
- DVD
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A type of storage medium similar to a CD-ROM but with better sound, graphics, and video quality. Some computers now come with a DVD drive rather than a CD-ROM drive. You can find movies and programs on DVDs. You can also use standard data and audio CDs in a DVD drive. -
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