A: The floppy disk drive on a PC. In speech it is referred to as the 'A drive' See Floppy Disk

Accessories Mini Programs, such as Calculator, Notepad or Wordpad, built into Windows to perform simple tasks.

Active Window The window you are working in. To activate a window, click on it and it will jump to the front of your screen, in front of any other open window. See Window

ADSL Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line. A way of getting broadband Internet access through a normal telephone line. See Broadband

Alt key A key on the keyboard which gives commands when pressed in combination with other keys.

Application Program A piece of software that performs specific kinds of tasks. For example Microsoft Word is a word processing application program. See Program,Software

Archive To transfer files toa seperate storage system,such as a CD-R

Attachment A file such as a picture or spreadsheet that is sent with an e-mail message.

Audio File A file containing a digital recording of sound. In Windows, audio files usually have ´.wav' after their file ame. See Digital