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Short for Windows Socket, an API for developing Windows programs that can communicate with other machines via the TCP/IP protocol....
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(1) A utility within an application that helps you use the application to perform a particular task. For example, a...
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WMF
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Short for Windows Metafile Format, graphics file format used to exchange graphics information between Microsoft Windows applications. WMF files can...
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A workgroup is a collection of individuals working together on a task. Workgroup computing occurs when all the individuals have...
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Software software packages that include e-mail, calendar programs, scheduling programs, and other utilities that promote communication between users on a...
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The directory in which you are currently working. Path names that do not start with the root directory are assumed...
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)To mark a file or disk so that its contents cannot be modified or deleted. When you want to make...
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To copy data from main memory to a storage device, such as a disk.
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Short for what you see is what you print, and pronounced wizzy-whip, refers to the ability of a computer system...
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X.25 is the name of a popular standard for packet-switching networks. The X.25 standard was approved by the CCITT (now...
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An ISO and ITU standard for addressing and transporting e-mail messages. It conforms to layer 7 of the OSI model...
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An ISO and ITU standard that defines how global directories should be structured. X.500 directories are hierarchical with different levels...
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