A bitmap image Windows puts on top of the desktop background. Wallpaper can be selected from the control panel. #
A system of integrated computers across a great distance.#
A Microsoft standard file format for storing wave form audio data. WAV files have a .WAV filename extension.#
Any file, including a .WAV file which stores sampled sound data. Waveform files can be recorded at different sampling rates and bit depths. CD quality audio. Consists of 16 bit samples for each stereo channel at a sample rate of 44,000 times per second. Lower bit depths or sampling rates reproduce the sound less accurately.#
A tabular list of waveform files for various instruments and other sounds that can be accessed by a MIDI compatible sound card or similar device.#
MIDI technique based on digitally sampled representations of musical instruments and other voices.#
A touchscreen display controlled computer usually found in a department store that is linked to a centralized network or mainframe and displays gift registry information as well as recording gift registry purchases.#
The ? icon in Windows 95 used to point to an item and get a description of the item selected. #
A standard CD-ROM format for digital video that uses MPEG video compression to deliver up to 90 minutes of video per disc.#
A character, usually an asterisk or question mark, that represents other characters that may appear in the same place. Used in computerized searches for data and information.#
The 32-bit subsystem of Windows. #
1. A generic term referring to a bounding box on the screen that displays all or a portion of a file or program. They can generally be adjusted in size and often more than one can be "open."
2. Specifically, Microsoft Windows, a graphical operating environment for DOS computers.#
An operating system and environment released in 1995 by Microsoft Corporation that replaces DOS and previous versions of the Windows operating environment. It includes a graphical operating environment similar to previous versions of Windows but adds considerable operational and performance improvements. #
(Modeling) A computer representation of a model created by displaying points and lines without information of surfaces or solids.#
As it applies to computer technology, wireless refers to cellular telephone, infrared and other interconnect strategies and technologies that require no physical cabling to achieve data transfer capability.#
A sequence of windows designed for beginners that prompt the user through a series of steps, usually offering choices and explanations along the way.#
The Windows 95 word processor accessory. #
A desktop computer of considerable processing power connected to a local area network. #
(Modeling) The arbitrary coordinate reference frame in which object models are positioned to create. For example, x and y coordinates for 2D graphics and animation, or x, y, z coordinates for 3D modeling and animation.#
SCSI mode page parameter that instantly signals the host that a write operation has been successful.#
World Wide Web. An application or feature of the internet linking millions of hypertext pages from computers around the globe.#
Abbreviation for What You See Is What You Get. Used to indicate that the display on screen and the printed page correspond precisely with one another.#
