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Icon A graphic representation of a file or a function, which is designed to be easily recognisable as the item it represents. For example, the printer icon on the toolbr accesses the print function.

 

Import To bring an elemnt from another file, such as a photograph, Illustration or Clip Art image, into the active document. 

 

Inkjet printer A printer that works by squirting tiny dots of ink onto the surface of the paper.

 

Install To copy a program on to the hard disk and then st it up so it is ready for use. Programs are usually installed from a CD-ROM. 

 

Internet Millions of computers throughout the world linked together via telephone and cable line. Computer users can communicate with each other and exchange information over the Internet for the price of a local phone call, or for a fixed monthly fee to an Internet Service Provider, allowing users to use the computer 24 hous per day at a fixed rate per month. 

 

ISP Internet Service Provider. A company that provides connection to the Internet 

 
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