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Desktop The desktop is the area on your computer screen that
you can see when no other files or applications are open. If you are on
a computer with the Windows operating system you should see the My
Computer, My Documents
and Recycle Bin icons on your desktop. |
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Dial-up Most people connect to the Internet by using their
computer and modem to dial the telephone number of their ISP (Internet
Service Provider) over an ordinary telephone line. This is known as a
?dial-up connection?. |
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DNS Domain Name Server. A system housed on a number of
servers on the Internet that converts domain names to a unique number
known as an IP (Internet Protocol) address. |
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Domain Name A domain name on the Internet is rather like the
street name in an ordinary postal address. Each site on the Internet has
its own domain name, such as 'theopenworld.com'. |
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Dotcom A generic term describing companies such as
theopenworld.com or Amazon.com that operate on the Internet. |
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Download When you transfer any document or information from
the Internet onto your own computer, this is known as a ?download?.
See also: Upload |
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Driver A small piece of software that allows your PC to
control another piece of computer equipment, such as a modem, printer or
scanner. |
