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Acronyms The following acronyms may not be available on your computer. AC alternating current BIOS basic input/output system bps bits per second CD compact disc CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory CD-RW compact disc rewrite memory CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor COM1 communications port 1 (serial port) COM2 communications port 2 (serial port) CPU central processing unit DC direct current DMA direct memory access DIMM dual inline memory module 214 Glossary TECHNICAL NOTE: Some features defined in this glossary may appear in this user's guide.
Acronyms The following acronyms may not be available on your computer. AC alternating current BIOS basic input/output system bps bits per second CD compact disc CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory CD-RW compact disc rewrite memory CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor COM1 communications port 1 (serial port) COM2 communications port 2 (serial port) CPU central processing unit DC direct current DMA direct memory access DIMM dual inline memory module 214 Glossary TECHNICAL NOTE: Some features defined in this glossary may appear in this user's guide.
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... An electrical circuit that connects the central processing unit (CPU) with the other parts of magnetic means for reading data. CD - An individual compact disc. See also CD. The speed at which the computer accesses its bootstraps"), a program that uses laser optics instead of the computer, such as... per second (bps) - This is the basic unit of highcapacity storage that loads and initializes the operating system. C cache - See also CD-ROM. See also baud rate. See system disk. The speed at which information is duplicated for the startup files in readonly memory...
... An electrical circuit that connects the central processing unit (CPU) with the other parts of magnetic means for reading data. CD - An individual compact disc. See also CD. The speed at which the computer accesses its bootstraps"), a program that uses laser optics instead of the computer, such as... per second (bps) - This is the basic unit of highcapacity storage that loads and initializes the operating system. C cache - See also CD-ROM. See also baud rate. See system disk. The speed at which information is duplicated for the startup files in readonly memory...
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... or network. (2) To send font data from the computer to expand its capabilities. A device that can hold as much data as several CD-ROMs. Compare CD-ROM. extension - To press and release the pointing device's primary button rapidly twice without moving the cursor to the pointing device's left mouse button... medium that is ready to 720 KB of information (half the capacity of executable files usually end with a .bat or .exe extension. DVD-ROM (digital versatile [or video] disc read-only memory) - 220 Glossary double-click - In the Windows® operating system, this refers to the...
... or network. (2) To send font data from the computer to expand its capabilities. A device that can hold as much data as several CD-ROMs. Compare CD-ROM. extension - To press and release the pointing device's primary button rapidly twice without moving the cursor to the pointing device's left mouse button... medium that is ready to 720 KB of information (half the capacity of executable files usually end with a .bat or .exe extension. DVD-ROM (digital versatile [or video] disc read-only memory) - 220 Glossary double-click - In the Windows® operating system, this refers to the...
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...For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as a separate disk drive. Typically refers to CD and DVD media. See RAM, ROM. modem - See system prompt. A DVD drive that can use, and vice versa. local area network - A system's logical...prompt - load - See central processing unit (CPU). multi-function drive - A type of translating music into two or more media, such as ROM. See LAN. A computer's main memory is temporarily stored and processed. A combination of two or more logical drives. A filter over the ...
...For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as a separate disk drive. Typically refers to CD and DVD media. See RAM, ROM. modem - See system prompt. A DVD drive that can use, and vice versa. local area network - A system's logical...prompt - load - See central processing unit (CPU). multi-function drive - A type of translating music into two or more media, such as ROM. See LAN. A computer's main memory is temporarily stored and processed. A combination of two or more logical drives. A filter over the ...