Download Wiley PCs Simplified

Index
database
querying, 151
RAM requirements for, 34
reports on data, 151
software for, 39
date and time on desktop, 64
dating sites, 210
Defender, Windows, 121
defragmenting hard drive, 256–257
Delete key, 51
design, for publication, 154
desk for computer, 44
desktop, Windows. See Windows desktop
desktop computer, 10, 30
desktop-publishing program, 154–155
device driver, 20
dialog box, 72–73, 94
digital audio. See audio (sound)
digital audio player, 161
digital camera, 18, 158–159. See also webcam
digital images. See icons; images
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) site, 246
digital media adapter, 246
digital media player, 247. See also Windows Media Player
digital pen or stylus, 55
digital sampling, 166
digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet connection, 192
digital subscriber line (DSL) modem. See modem
digital video. See video
digital video camera, 158–159. See also webcam
DIMM (dual inline memory module), 25
discs, 19. See also CDs; DVDs
Disk Cleanup, Windows, 253, 258–259
disk drives. See drives
display. See monitor; Windows desktop
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) site, 246
document scanner, 18, 152
documents. See also files; publications; text
allowing people to open and read, 75
antonyms, finding, 143
bulleted lists in, 142
creating with word processor, 140–143
editing, 82–85
finding and replacing text in, 142
font size, changing, 140
grammar checking, 143
images in, 142
naming, 75
numbered lists in, 142
opening, 76–77
pages, formatting, 141
paragraphs, formatting, 141
printing, 80–81
quality of, 5
recently used
clearing list of, 120
listing in Start menu, 88
saving, 74–75
spell checking, 143
synonyms, finding, 143
text effects, applying, 141
270
typeface (font), applying, 140
types of, 6, 75
Documents library, 98
domain name
in e-mail address, 222
in Web address, 199
dots per inch (dpi), 37
double-clicking the mouse, 52, 53
downloading
operating system updates, 250–251
programs, 135–137
dpi (dots per inch), 37
dragging the mouse, 53
drivers, device, 20
drives. See also hard disk drive (HDD); optical drive;
USB flash drive
types of, 26–27
viewing, 102
drop-down list box, 73
DSL (digital subscriber line) Internet connection, 192
DSL (digital subscriber line) modem. See modem
dual inline memory module (DIMM), 25
DVD drive. See optical drive
DVD-R disc, 27
DVD-RW disc, 27
DVDs. See also video
backing up files to, 262–263
data DVDs, burning, 112–113
described, 19
displaying contents of, 57
inserting, 56, 57
installing programs from, 134
playing, 56
types of, 27
E
Easy Transfer Utility, Windows, 33
eBay site, 209
e-commerce, 9, 208–209
editing
audio, 167
documents, 82–85
images, 152–153, 163
video, 165
education, 7, 215
eHarmony site, 210
electrical power. See power
e-mail, 191, 220–221
e-mail account, 220
e-mail address
address book for, 223
alternate, when to use, 231
described, 222
fake, when to use, 231
multiple, for each ISP account, 223
nickname for, 231
searching for, 223
e-mail message
abbreviations in, 225
all caps in, avoiding, 226