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Glossary of Terms for Web Page Usage
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Chapter 1: Introduction

Glossary of Terms for Web Page Usage

Before using the MedPlus TotalAlert™ Alarm Network dynamic Web pages,
you may need to know the following terms or expressions:

• Browsing a Web Page—Looking at information found on a Web
page.

• Button—A block on a Web page that resembles a push button,
usually used to enter information into a software program.

• Case sensitive—Upper and lower case of the same letter are
recognized as different characters.

• Click—Pressing the left-hand button on a mouse to select the item on
a computer display that the cursor is on top of.

• Cursor—Visual cue on a computer monitor that indicates position.

• Ethernet—Parallel communication port on a computer.

• Internet browser—Program used for accessing information on a
computer network.

• Link—Shown as underlined text on a Web page. Clicking on it takes
you to another Web page.

• Mouse—Control on a computer system used to maneuver a cursor on
a computer display.

• Pull down menu—List hidden in a window until you click on the
arrow by the first item in the list.

• Right-click—Pressing the right-hand button on a mouse to select the
item on a computer display that the cursor is on top of.

• RS-232 PPP—Serial communication port on a computer.

• Web Page—Page of information obtained from a computer network.

• Window—Divided areas on a computer display that are broken down
into different types of information.

NOTE:
Definitions given for right-hand and left-hand mouse buttons, refer to a right-
handed mouse.

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