Computer Terms

What Drivers Do

Drivers are mini-programs (instructions) that tell your computer how to use its hardware
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Worms and Viruses

I know what a virus is, but what's a worm. Are they the same thing?
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What are attachments?

An e-mail attachment is a file you include with an e-mail. For example, let's say you have a text document or picture you want to share with someone.
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Open Source

The term is used to describe a program where the author gives the public access to the source code
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The difference between Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer side of the program is for surfing the web. The Windows Explorer side is used for exploring the files, folders, drives, and directories on your computer.
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POP3 Email

POP3 means "post office protocol, version 3
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Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons

What are those three little buttons on the upper right-hand corner of an open window for?
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What are Zip Files?

A zip file is basically a
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Downloading, Uploading and Installing

The difference between Downloading, Uploading and Installing
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Image File Guide

I get questions about image formats all the time, so if you don't know your JPEG's from your GIF's, this is for you. First, a little background on file compression.
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What are all those cards?

Most basic PC's will include a Sound Card, Video Card, and maybe a Network Card. Graphic Accelerators and Video Capture Cards are usually add-on accessories.
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The difference between a Taskbar and a Toolbar

Your taskbar is the long gray bar that sits at the bottom of your screen. Toolbars are the little strips at the top of a program that holds icons.
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What a Briefcase is for.

You can use Briefcase to synchronize the files with their counterparts on your main computer when you finish working on them.
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What are .pdf files?

People use PDF files for everything. The most common use seems to be documents (both interactive and regular), but I've also seen PDF files used for maps, catalogs, presentations, and even e-books
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Internet Error Codes

What all those error codes (like 404) mean
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Emoticons

Emoticons are little text representations of emotions that you find in email, chat rooms, and IM's.
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What is NTFS

This filing system was first used in Windows NT (thus the name). It boasts better reliability, security, and file management than the older FAT file systems.
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Save and Save As

The difference between "save" and "save as".
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Let's go for a Drive

An explanation of what the different drives are for.
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Executable File

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, less any support files.
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