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Activação, F Activation
def. Activation, is an anti-piracy technology designed to verify that Microsoft software products are legitimately licensed. It works by verifying that the product key is authentic and is not in use on more personal computers than are permitted by the software license.
Activação de Produtos Microsoft Activação
Ambiente de Trabalho, M, Ambientes de Trabalho Desktop, Desktops
def. Computers working or operating environment. It includes the screen layout, the menu bar, and the program icons associated with the machine operating system. Desktop is also used to describe the opening or main screen where commonly used icons, representing software programs, documents, folders, file drawers, and printers, are stored for easy access.
Assinatura Digital, F Digital signature
def. Electronic security mark that can be added to files. It allows you to verify the publisher of a file and helps verify that the file has not changed since it was digitally signed.
Barra de Menus, F Menu Bar
def. Bar near the top of a window — usually above the toolbar — that contains
words that, when clicked, display menus of options for use in the open program.
Barra de Tarefas, F Taskbar
def. Bar that shows all open applications and active windows. Clicking a task button on the taskbar brings the corresponding session to the foreground.
Barra Lateral, F, Barras Laterais Sidebar
def. Pane on the side of the Microsoft Windows Vista desktop where you can keep your gadgets organized and always available.
Botão Iniciar, M Start Button
def. User interface element in Microsoft Windows, which serve as the central launching point for applications. By default, the Start button is visible at all times in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. It features the Windows logo and the word "Start". Clicking on it activates the Start menu.
Caixa de Diálogo, F, Caixas de Diálogo Dialog Box, Dialog boxes
def. Temporary window that contains a set of choices whenever the executing
program needs to collect information from the user.
Certificado de Autenticidade, M, Certificados de Autenticidade Certificate of Authenticity, Certificates of Authenticity
def. Label that helps you identify genuine Microsoft software.
COA Certificado de Autenticidade
Conta de Utilizador, F, Contas de Utilizador User Account
def. Collection of information that tells Windows what files and folders you can access, what changes you can make to the computer, and your personal preferences, such as your desktop background or color theme. There are three different kinds of accounts: Standard, Administrator and Guest.
Cópia de Segurança, F, Cópias de Segurança Backup, Backups
def. A duplicate copy of the data on your hard disk and then archive it on another storage device, such as a hard disk or a tape. Protects your data if your hard disk fails or files are accidentally erased due to hardware or storage media failure.
Desfragmentação, F Defragmentation
def. The process of rearranging the files on a hard disk so that all the files are as contiguous as possible, and that the remaining free space is also contiguous.
Endereço de IP, Endereços de IP IP Adress
def. Internet Protocol address. A number uniquely identifying a host computer
connected to the Internet. (example: 192.168.0.1)
Ficheiro de Sistema, M, Ficheiros do Sistema System File, System Files
def. An organized structure that allows data to be stored and accessed by a file name. You can basically think of it as the filing system used by the operating system to store and retrieve your data. On a hard drive, the file system almost always resides in a partition.
Ícone, M, Ícones Icon, Icons
def. A graphic representation of an object that a user can select and open, such as a drive, disk, folder, document, or program.
IP Endereço de IP
Largura de Banda, Feminino, Larguras de Banda Bandwidth
def. Data transfer capacity, or speed of transmission, of a digital communications system as measured in bits per second (bps).
Modo de Segurança, M Safety Mode
def. Troubleshooting option for Windows that starts your computer in a limited state. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to run the operating system are started. The words "Safe Mode" appear in the corners of the display to identify which Windows mode you are using.
Parede de Fogo, F Firewall, Firewalls
def. A security system intended to protect an organization's network against external threats, such as hackers, coming from another network, such as the Internet. Usually a combination of hardware and software, a firewall prevents computers in the organization's network from communicating directly with computers external to the network and vice versa. Instead, all communication is routed through a proxy server outside of the organization's network, and the proxy server decides whether it is safe to let a particular message or file pass through to the organization's network.
Partição, F, Partições Partition, Partitions
def. Portion of a physichal disk that functions as though it were seperate disk. Every partition is identified with a different letter.
Reiniciar, F Reboot
def. Button used to restart Windows.
Volume, M, Volumes Partição
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