Desktop: Once an operating system finishes loading and you are able to see the graphical background and program icons, this is said to be your 'desktop'. The electronic desktop is a metaphor for the actual desktop at your home or office in which you will find your many business tools.

 

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Desktop: Once an operating system finishes loading and you are able to see the graphical background and program icons, this is said to be your 'desktop'. The electronic desktop is a metaphor for the . . . View Full Definition

Desktop Window Manager (DWM): This new visual style (Aero Glass) and look in Windows Vista is powered by Windows Vista's Desktop Window Manager. A video card supporting the Longhorn Display Driver Model (LDDM) system is . . . View Full Definition

Webmail: Any of several Web-based email clients where clients have to go to a Web site to access or download email instead of using a desktop application. Some examples are Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail.

Portable Document Format (PDF): A technology developed by Adobe and was designed to capture all of the elements of a printed document and place it in a singe image file. This PDF file can be navigated, printed or attached . . . View Full Definition

ATA: Term used to describe a camera, which supports the electrical interface standard, defined by the pc card association (formerly pcmcia), known as ata (at attachment). This is the mobile compu . . . View Full Definition

Widget: A widget is a live update on a website, webpage, or desktop. Widgets contain personalized neatly organized content or applications selected by its user.

Skype: This is a peer-to-peer voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). This Internet telephony network was created by the same people that created Kazaa (Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis). It was devel . . . View Full Definition

Docking Station: Equipment that allows a laptop or notebook computer to use peripherals and accessories normally associated with desktop systems without the hassle of plugging and unplugging each device.

Infrared Data Association (IrDA): A membership organization founded in 1993 and dedicated to developing standards for wireless, infrared transmission systems between computers. With IrDA ports, a laptop or PDA can exchange d . . . View Full Definition

Wireless Instant Messaging (WIM): Bridges the gap between wired and wireless networks. WIM seamlessly allows a desktop user to instantly send a message to a handset.