You will hear these computer terms used throughout the Tutorial. If you are fairly new to computers, these definitions may be helpful to you in following the directions in this Tutorial. However, the step by step directions provided in the Tutorial will help you navigate fairly easily.
Browser - This is the program you use to surf the internet. There are several internet browsers available, some of the most popular are Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Netscape Navigator.
Click - To tap one of the mouse buttons. If clicking doesn't work, try 2 quick taps (double-click). In some instructions, click may mean double-click. If one click doesn't work, try double-clicking. Default--A value or setting that a device or program automatically selects if you do not specify a substitute. For example, word processors have default margins and default page lengths that you can reset. The default drive is the disk drive the computer accesses unless you specify a different disk drive. The default can also be an action that a device or program will take. For example, some word processors generate backup files by default.
Download – to transfer data from one computer to another. Downloading usually means to "receive" data and upload means to "send”.
Field – (also referred to as a form field) An area of a database record, or form, into which a particular item of data is entered . A field holds exactly one type of information about an item or subject. For example, on a form, there may be a Name field, an Address field and a Phone Number field.
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