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Help, I’m Not Sure What’s What On My Computer!

Posted on August 17, 2013 by cynmackley

Joy's feeling confused about terms like browser and client. We explain these terms in simple language.

Posted in E-Mail Help, Using The InternetTagged browsers, computer terms, Computers, internet explorer, outlook7 Comments

Hot Swappable

Posted on May 30, 2008 by cynmackley

Basically, a hot swappable device is one that can be added or removed from a computer without having to reboot. USB devices are probably the most well known for being hot swappable, but there are several others as well.

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Open Source

Posted on November 15, 2004 by cynmackley

Basically, the term "open source" is used to describe a program or app where the author(s) gives the public access to the source code.

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Executable File

Posted on November 11, 2004 by cynmackley

The executable is basically the part of the program that "runs" when you click it (or its shortcut). In fact, the executable basically is the program, minus any support files.

Posted in Computer TermsTagged .exe, computer terms, Executable Files, programsLeave a comment

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