| Glossary For Letter : W |
| WAN |
Networks : LANs and WANs |
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| A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a large area or joins together different sites. |
| WAP |
Communication Methods : Cellular Telephones |
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| The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) system allows mobile telephone to access some Internet sites. |
| Web Browser |
Internet : Word Wide Web |
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| A web browser package is used to view pages on the World Wide Web. |
| Web Caching |
Internet : Word Wide Web |
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| Web Caching is storing temporary copies of recently accessed pages on hard disk to speed up revisiting pages. |
| Web Design |
Web Design : Introduction |
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| A web design package is used to create pages to be put on world wide web sites. |
| Web Portal |
Internet : Word Wide Web |
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| A web portal is a site that provides a starting point to accessing information on the web, usually through hyperlinks and a search engine. |
| Webcam |
Input Devices : Video Capture |
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| A web camera (webcam) captures small video sequences so that they can be sent over the Internet. |
| Webcasting |
Internet : Broadcasting |
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| Webcasting is broadcasting television or radio across the Internet. |
| What-If |
Spreadsheets : What-If Problems |
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| Spreadsheets are often used to answer what-if problems such as what would happen to profits if costs increased by a certain percentage? |
| Wide Area Network |
Networks : LANs and WANs |
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| A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a large area or joins together different sites. |
| WIMP |
User Interface : Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
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| The Windows, Icons, Menus, and Pointers (WIMP) system is a common type of GUI. |
| Window |
User Interface : Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
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| A window is an area of the screen which is used to display a particular program or piece of work. Several windows can be displayed on the screen at the same time. |
| Wizard |
Desktop Publishing : Wizards |
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| A wizard is an interactive tool that guides the user through the completion of a complex task. |
| Word Processing |
Word Processing : Introduction |
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| A word processing package is used to prepare and edit text documents. |
| World Wide Web |
Internet : Word Wide Web |
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| The World Wide Web (WWW) is a huge collection of information which is distributed at sites throughout the world. Information on the world wide web is often provided in multimedia form. |
| WORM (Storage) |
Storage : Optical Disks |
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| WORM stands for Write Once Read Many times. CD-ROM and DVD-ROM disks are WORM. |
| WORM (Virsues) |
Viruses : Introduction |
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| A worm is a special type of virus that copies itself without the user doing anything. |
| WWW |
Internet : World Wide Web |
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| The World Wide Web (WWW) is a huge collection of information which is distributed at sites throughout the world. Information on the world wide web is often provided in multimedia form. |
| WYSIWYG |
User Interface : Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
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| WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get. The term refers to the ability of modern computers to display a document on the screen exactly as it will appear when printed. |