The computer's primary storage from which instructions are retrieved by the CPU.
Frequent excuse heard by politicians. "I have only random access memory."#
To retrieve data from a device and place it in the computer's memory.
Dictionary of the future: To read. Former leisure activity of pre-21st century people. Now regarded as a primitive attempt at multimedia overload and neural network input. See hieroglyphics.#
Non-volatile primary memory containing programs that cannot be erased.
Also known as "ROM," a chant by monks at the Redmond, Washington monastery.#
Windows 95 provides an option on the View menu of the Recycle Bin to display the name, original location, date deleted, type and size of each file.
It does not display the location of your car keys, eyeglasses or wallet.#
A default desktop icon that allows you to delete files which can be restored until you empty the recycle bin and permanently delete them.
Politically correct rendition of the Macintosh Trash icon. Why didn't they just call it the displaced files icon?#
To constantly update the display and storage of data to keep it from fading or becoming
lost .
It's a good idea to refresh the screen of an idle computer with a screensaver, it is not a good idea to refresh your memories of childhood if you grew up in Alabama.#
This program allows the user to change the way numbers, currencies, dates and times are displayed, enabling proper international exchanges of information.
This also changes Select All to read "Select Y'all" in certain states of the American South.#
Procedure for changing the name of a file or folder.
Also what you should do for your child if in a 60's flashback you filled out the birth certificate to read "Moonbeam" "Star Child" or "Don Knotts, Jr."#
The process of changing the size of a current window by clicking on the resize tab or another window corner and dragging the mouse.
Also the best one word description of the life's work of Oprah Winfrey's tailor.#
The tab located in the lower right corner of a window that provides a larger area to grab when resizing a window.
Also the tab located in the lower right corner of an expensive restaurant check that causes you to grab your wallet.#
To replace lost information by accessing a copy of the original information that has been stored on a backup disk.
You should restore your hard drive, you should not restore your subscription to the Luciano Pavarotti Swimsuit Catalog.#
The button that restores a maximized window to a normal window. You can use this button to restore a communications program window to its normal size.
You can not use this button to restore communications with the Star Ship Enterprise.#
Any procedure involved in obtaining useful information from a computer system. You should probably retrieve lost clusters and chains when they are found.
You should probably not retrieve lost whips and chains when they are found. #
In windows 95 to depress the button on the right side of the mouse. This action brings up a pop-up menu in most instances.
Better than the wrong click that your mother always accused you of hanging out with.#
The top level directory created by the operating system on a disk.
Not to be confused with the NRA Phone Book, which would be the Shoot Directory...or Alex Haley's phonebook, which would be the Roots Directory.#
To execute a program.
Also what you do if you see Morley Safer sitting in your lobby.#
