Causes include faulty software, corrupted files, oveheating of system components. Daemon - Daemons are programs that run continuously and handle requests from applications seeking a service. The daemon then forwards the request to the appropriate application which can fulfill the service request. Desktop Publishing - Laying out text and graphics in a computer program for printing purposes. Device driver - A device driver is a program that controls a specific hardware device on your computer system.
Device drivers allow the hardware to communicate with the computers operating system.
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A Microsoft protocol developed to allow a server machine to dynamically assign IP addresses to the client computer when the connection is established. This feature must be loaded in order to establish an internet connection in Windows 95. Direct X - Programming interface that allows game developers to send commands directly to graphics hardware instead of through the Windows 95 Graphical Device Interface. DNS - Domain Name System, A system used for translating the names of host computers into IP addresses.