CHAPTER 9: User Productivity Tools Flashcards
A new feature in Internet Explorer 8 that provides backward compatibility for Web sites and application that were targeted for previous versions of Internet Explorer
Compatibility View
A feature for printers and other devices that displays all of the relevant information and management options for a device in a single location.
Device Stage
The format used for spool fi les in pre-Windows Vista versions of Windows.
enhanced metafi le format (EMF)
The format used for displaying screen content in preWindows Vista versions of Windows.
Graphics Device Interface (GDI)
A service that indexes fi les in specifi ed locations to speed up search queries.
indexing service
An Internet Explorer 8 feature that prevents caching of Web content and logging of Web activity in Internet Explorer.
InPrivate Browsing
An Internet Explorer 8 feature that allows you to control which advertisers get access to your information.
InPrivate Filtering
Virtual folders in Windows Explorer that combine content from multiple locations to simplify fi le access.
Libraries
A feature for mobile computers that associates a specifi c default printer with a physical location.
location aware printing
A new tool in Internet Explorer 8 that makes it easier to identify, disable, and remove unwanted Add-ons.
Manage Add-ons
Information or properties for a fi le or other object. Windows 7 allows you to include tags as additional metadata for fi les.
metadata
A system used by Windows to distribute printer drivers over the network when network printers are installed.
point and print
An Internet Explorer feature that prevents most popup advertising from being displayed while you browse Web sites.
Popup Blocker
A common language used by printers to describe how a page is printed.
Postscript
A new printer management tool in Windows 7 that allows you to manage local and remote printers.
Print Management snap-in
A common language used by printers to describe how a page is printed.
Printer Control Language (PCL)
Software used by Windows 7 to properly communicate with a specifi c make and model of printer.
printer driver
An enhanced printer driver that can contain additional software.
printer driver package
A location in Windows 7 that caches printer drivers and is capable of storing multiple versions of a printer driver.
printer driver store
A format for distributing content as articles. Internet Explorer 7 is capable of reading RSS feeds.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
A virtual folder that contains the fi les matching a search query.
saved search
An Internet Explorer 8 feature that warns you about Web sites known to install malicious software or used in phishing attacks.
SmartScreen Filter
A list of Web sites provided by Internet Explorer 8 based on the content that you are currently looking at.
Suggested Sites
A feature in Internet Explorer 8 that allows multiple Web sites to be open in the same window
tabbed browsing
Additional metadata that can be added to the properties of a fi le.
tags
Small pieces of content from a Web site that notify you in Internet Explorer 8 when there is an update
Web Slices
A utility in Windows 7 to manage scanning and faxing.
Windows Fax and Scan
A document format that describes how a page should be displayed. XPS is similar to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
XML Paper Specifi cation (XPS)
A new system to advertise the capabilities of a printer.
XML PrintCapabilities
An XML fi le that describes the settings for a print job.
XML PrintTicket
