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virtual driver: A 32-bit Windows 95 device driver that can be loaded into upper memory via the Registery (as opposed to a real-mode driver, which must be loaded into conventional or upper memory via CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT).
virtual memory: Disk space that's used as RAM when RAM runs out.
virus: A computer program specifically designed to do damage on whatever PC it lands on. High-tech vandalism.
VL (VESA Local bus): A standard that allows high-speed connections to monitors and other devices. Often used in modern 486 computers. PCI, another standard, is used in Pentium computers.
as a filename extension on the device driver's filename. The x indicates the type of device being driven. For example, .VPD is a print driver.. VDD is a display driver.
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WAOL: A Windows program for accessing the American Online information service.
wart: (see UART)
WAVE file: A RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format) file containing PCM waveform audio data, usually with a .WAV extension. Microsoft and IBM have adopted .WAV files as their standard format for multimedia sound applications.
waveform audio: A data type standard of the Windows Multimedia Extensions. Waveform audio defines how digitally sampled sounds are stored in files and processed by Windows API functions.
Wavetable: A term describing the synthesis technique of simulating the sounds of musical instruments with short digitized recordings (PCM samples) of their sounds.
web browser: A program, such as NCSA Mosaic and Netscape Navigator, that lets you access the Internet's World Wide Web.
wild card: A character that substitutes for and allows a match by any character or set of characters in its place such as the ? and *.
WinCIM (Window CompuServe Information Manager): A program used to access the CompuServe information service from a PC that uses Windows.
window: The space on a screen that holds one program or dialog box. Double-clicking on an icon typically opens that icon up into a window.
Windows NT: Microsoft's 32-bit operating system for high-end workstations and non-Intel processors. For example, computers that use the Dec Alpha, MIPS, or PowerPC chips can run the Windows NT operating system. Only Intel PCs with 386, 486, or Pentium chips can run Windows 95.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service): A naming service that resolves Windows network computer names to Internet IP addresses.
workgroup: A collection of computers in a LAN that all share the same workgroup name. When you first open Network Neighborhood, it displays other computers in your workgroup. You determine which workgroup a PC belongs to using the Identification tab in network properties (right-click on Network Neighborhood and choose Properties).
workstation: A PC with unusually high processing capabilities, often used for computer-aided design and similar calculation-intensive and graphics-intensive jobs. May use a non-Intel microprocessor, such as the Dec Alpha. Or may use multiple 486 or Pentium processors.
World Wide Web: A popular place on the Internet, where you can browse through documents that contain text, graphics, and even multimedia.
WORM (Write-Once Read-Many): The WORM system uses a laser to write on a special optical disc. CD-WO (the Write-Once CD standard) is a special type of WORM format.
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YC: An encoding method used in S-video. In YC, the luminance (Y) and chrominance© signals are separated. The chrominance signal incorporates both hue and saturation information.
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zipped file: A file that has been compressed to speed up transmission across telephone lines. The file must be unzipped on your computer after you receive it, using a program such as WinZip.
zoom: To magnify an image on a video display.
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