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EV-DO- (EVolution-Data Only, often abbreviated as EVDO, EV-DO, EvDO, 1xEV-DO or 1xEvDO) part of the third generation of high-speed data enhancements to the CDMA cellphone technology.
Excel- a widely used spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft in the 1980s.
Excite- a popular Internet search engine that indexes more than 50 million Web pages. Excite also reviews selected Websites and rates them using a 5 star system.
EXE file- the .EXE suffix tells the computer to open or execute a particular file.
execute- to carry out a command.
exit- to quit the present application. Most applications programs prompt the user to save work before exiting.
expansion board- a printed circuit, sometimes called a card, that can be plugged into a computer giving it enhanced capabilities such as audio and video. see SCSI.
Explore- a component of the Windows 95, 98, and 2000 operating system that allows the user to view the system’s directory. Explore is the equivalent of the File Manager in earlier versions of Windows. To activate Explore, right click on the Start button, choose Explore and left click the mouse.
Explorer- (Microsoft Internet Explorer) an important component of Windows 95, 98, and 2000. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is among the world’s leading Web browsers supporting a wide variety of graphics including Gif, Jpg and Tiff. It also allows the user to bookmark favorite Websites and includes an email program called Outlook Express. Free upgrades for registered users of Internet Explorer are available for downloading on the Microsoft Website.
export- to save a file in a manner that allows it to be opened in another application. In many Windows programs selecting the “Save as” option under the File drop down menu offers many choices for saving work in other applications. For example, documents created in Microsoft Word can be formatted for use in Word Perfect and Macintosh.
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A few words from Tech Support:
"When you get a message about insufficient disk space, delete everything in the Windows directory. It's nothing but trouble anyway."
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