The small black squares around an object in Windows, used to drag or scale the selected object. #
Output that has been sent to the printer. #
Represents a logical fixed disk drive on your computer or network available in Windows 95. #
Storage device for computer information that is capable of high data transfer rates and capacities.#
All the electronic equipment that makes up your computer system. #
High Density Compact Disc. CD format proposed by Sony, Phillips and 3M capable of holding 3.7 gigabytes of data on a single sided disc.#
Information at the beginning of the file that identifies the format, creator and content of the file.#
Digital information encoded at the beginning of digital media that identifies its contents, format, creator, etc.#
A pair of speakers designed to cover the ears and thereby allow the listener to hear sounds while emitting virtually no sound into the surrounding environment. May be designed to block outside sounds from being heard as well.#
Videotape system involving two video heads mounted on opposite sides of a revolving drum, which spins at a rate of one frame per revolution.#
An online reference provided in Windows as well as other applications that provides information on using commands and functions and performing other operations. #
A menu available in Windows 95 that provides access to help topics. #
Allows the user to find a particular topic without necessarily knowing the exact name of the topic beforehand. First, a letter is entered. Next, a selection is chosen from the list. Finally, a topic is chosen from the defined list. #
A menu that allows the user to either enter the first letter of the Help topic they wish to find or scroll through a list of all Help topics. #
Standard unit of measure for frequency. One Hertz (Hz) is equivalent to one cycle per second. Thus, one kilohertz (kHz) equals 1,000 cycles per second, and one megahertz (MHz) equals 1,000,000 cycles per second. Named after German physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894).#
A video format for 8mm tape that produces superior picture quality. Provides over 400 lines of horizontal resolution and improved signal-to-noise ratio. Also offers a digital audio track.#
General term for a variety of formats offering higher resolution than the current standards of NTSC, PAL, or SECAM. Formats generally range in resolution from 655 to 2,125 scanning lines, at aspect ratios of 3 to 5, much more akin to those of movies than traditional television. Digital HDTV has a bandwidth of 300+ MHz#
Standard format for the placing of files on CD-ROM discs, proposed by a committee of vendors, developers and publishers, at the High Sierra Hotel at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. A revised edition was later accepted by the International Standards Organization as ISO 9660.#
1. A way of using the cursor or mouse pointer to mark a command or character when making a selection.
2. An object whose color or other visual characteristics are modified to indicate that they are selected.
3. The file that contains the graphic representing the highlighted state of a button or similar graphic. #
A key on a PC keyboard that usually moves the cursor to the beginning of the line or the top of the screen. #
The time it takes for a monitor to scan from the beginning of one line to the beginning of the next line, typically stated in kHz (Kilohertz).#
The act of the electron beam sweeping across one line of the CRT.#
(Video, Computer Graphics) The portion of the composite video signal that synchronizes the scanning electron beam of the monitor so that each line of picture information will start at the same lateral position during scanning.#
A keyboard shortcut key used to access a menu command. #
Any area of the screen display in a multimedia or other software application where mouse interaction is available.#
Any word or group of words which when selected (usually by clicking the mouse) links to a different screen or media element. Hot text is usually highlighted to indicate that it can be selected.#
A specific piece of hot text. See hot text.#
Hypertext Markup Language. A protocol for embedding media and interactivity in text documents on the Internet so that Web browsers can access multimedia and hyperlinks. A derivative of SGML.#
(Graphics) The color tint of an image. The color of an analog video signal is determined by three factors: hue, saturation, and luminance. In the composite video signal, the hue is determined by the phase relationship to burst.#
A CD-ROM containing both HFS and ISO-9660 data thus making it readable by both Windows and Macintosh systems. Normally data is placed on the ISO-9660 track while the executable multimedia application for Windows is on the ISO 9660 track and the executable application for Macintosh is on the #
A CD-ROM based multimedia application that accesses data from the CD-ROM itself as well as by means of an on-line interconnect.#
A button or other interface element that, when activated, will access a different page.#
Related to Hypertext, but involving media other than simple text.#
1. The programming of highlighted words or blocks of text as interactive buttons. When this text is selected it can take the user to related information. Hypertext can be linked to any media element including other text.
2. Text documents with embedded media and interactivity control codes.#
(Video) A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. See kHz, MHz#
