User manual DELL TECHNOLOGY

[. . . ] c o m Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Steps pertaining to Microsoft® Windows Vista® and Windows® XP refer to Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows XP Professional edition respectively in default view. NOTE: Steps may vary depending on the version of operating system installed on your computer. [. . . ] Most search engines have an advanced search feature to help refine your search. 186 Accessing the Internet Changing the Internet Communications Protocol (TCP/IP) Settings The Internet uses certain communications protocols to share information. When you click a selected website (to access the web page), information is sent (downloaded) to your computer through a communications protocol, such as: TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP). You may need to change your computer's settings for the TCP/IP . FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about the settings for your TCP/IP, see the documentation that came from your Internet Service Provider. Also, see Windows Help and Support for a better or understanding of working with Internet settings: click Start Help and Support. Printing a Web Page Many websites provide a printer-friendly version of the pages to be printed. 2 Click Print Preview to view and verify what will be printed. Often the format of the page you are currently viewing is not what is printed. Other features are available from the Print Preview screen: · · Click the first drop-down menu to allow multiple pages to be displayed simultaneously. Click the second drop-down menu to move from frame to frame. Since many windows are divided into separate sections (frames), sometimes the section that prints is located in a separate frame from the rest of the browser. Click the third drop-down menu to zoom in or out of a specified page. · Accessing the Internet 187 Freeing up Space and Protecting Your Computer Clearing Browser History The browser keeps a record of all the websites you visit. This function was designed to make travel to the same website take less time. However, this can sometimes create security risks or even impact your computer's performance. Deleting the browser history can reduce the risk and the size of the history files on the computer. 1 Click Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Internet Options. 2 In the browser history section, click Delete. Deleting Temporary Internet Files As files are downloaded to your computer, they are stored in temporary file space. These files can become a drain on your computer's resources if too many are stored. Deleting them regularly helps enhance your computer's performance and speed. 1 Open your web browser and locate a tab for Internet Options. 2 From the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button. Decreasing the Size of the Temporary Files Folder Internet Explorer keeps a log of the websites that you visit and a storage space of temporary Internet files. You can delete or decrease the amount of space the temporary files and history logs use. 1 From Internet Explorer, click the Internet Options tab. 2 Delete the files in the browsing history, and then minimize the amount of space by clicking Settings. [. . . ] Graphics-based software, such as Windows operating systems, displays in video modes that can be defined as x horizontal pixels by y vertical pixels by z colors. Character-based software, such as text editors, displays in video modes that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters. virus -- A program that is designed to inconvenience you or to destroy data stored on your computer. A virus program moves from one computer to another through an infected disk, software downloaded from the Internet, or e-mail attachments. [. . . ]