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attributes- refers to the properties of a particular operating system. In Windows the Attrib or Properties command, found under File, in the menu bar displays these.
audit trail- records maintained by certain programs showing the time and order data was entered, ensuring the reliability of accounting and financial information.
auditor- an impartial third party company that counts and verifies banner ad deliveries from a Website. An auditor may also verify the number of page impressions and other user related statistics of a Website.
AUP- see Acceptable Use Policy.
authoring software- (authorware) software used to create hypertext or multimedia applications such as Web pages. Microsoft FrontPage is an example of authorware used to create Web pages. Authoring software requires less technical skill than programming tools. Commercial authoring software for the layman sometimes uses the WYSIWYG standard. see WYSIWYG.
AUTO-BOT- free software that lets you automatically perform scheduled tasks such as check POP3 email, launch your email program, and download mail. You can also use AUTO-BOT to set your PCs internal clock to an Internet time server.
AUTOEXEC.BAT- (Automatically Executed Batch Files) DOS files that automatically execute when the computer boots up.
avatar- a digital animated character used to represent your virtual position in chat rooms. An avatar may be a cartoon character such as a cat, flower, choo choo train, etc. In cyberspace, the user is represented by such a character.
AVI- (Audio Visual Interleave) a Windows multimedia file which may be downloaded from the Internet, used for sound and video.
AWK- a programming language, developed in the 1970s, used for scanning and manipulating text files. AWK is an acronym for the last names of the developers of the language, A.V. Aho, P.J. Weinberger, and B.W. Kerningham.
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A few words from Tech Support:
"When you have a tech fixing your computer at a quarter past noon, eat your lunch in his face. We function better when slightly dizzy."
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