batch file

An ASCII text file containing a list of commands that run in sequence. Batch files must have a filename extension of bat.

baud rate

Data transmission speed. For example, modems are de- signed to transmit data at one or more specified baud rate(s) through the COM (serial) port of a computer.

BBS

Abbreviation for bulletin board service. A computer sys- tem that serves as a central location for accessing data or relaying messages by modem. For example, Dell’s Tech- Connect BBS contains the latest version of software such as video drivers and the Dell Directory. If your system has a modem, you can access the BBS and download the most recent version of this software.

beep code

A diagnostic system message in the form of a series of beeps from your computer’s speaker. Refer to your Diag- nostics and Troubleshooting Guide for a complete discussion of system beep codes.

BIOS

Acronym for basic input/output system. Your computer’s BIOS contains programs stored on a ROM chip. The BIOS controls the following:

Communications between the microprocessor and peripheral devices, such as the keyboard and the video adapter

Miscellaneous functions, such as system messages

bit

The smallest unit of information interpreted by your computer.

boot routine

When you start your computer, it clears all memory, ini- tializes devices, and loads the operating system. Unless the operating system fails to respond, you can reboot (also called warm boot) your computer by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Del>; otherwise, you must perform a cold boot by pressing the reset button (if your computer has one) or by turning the computer off, then back on.

bootable diskette

You can start your computer from a diskette in drive A. To make a bootable diskette, insert a diskette in drive A, type at the command line prompt, then press <Enter>. Use this bootable diskette if your computer will not boot from the hard-disk drive.

bpi

Abbreviation for bits per inch.

bps

Abbreviation for bits per second.

BTU

Abbreviation for British thermal unit.

bus

A bus forms an information pathway between the compo- nents of a computer. Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the computer. Your computer also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the micro- processor and RAM.

byte

Eight contiguous bits of information, the basic data unit used by your computer.

BZT

Abbreviation for Bundesamt fur Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation.

C

Abbreviation for Celsius.

cache

To facilitate quicker data retrieval, a storage area for keep- ing a copy of data or instructions. For example, your computer’s BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM. Or, a disk-cache utility may reserve RAM in which to store frequently accessed information from your computer’s disk drives; when a program makes a request to a disk drive for data that is in the cache, the disk-cache utility can re- trieve the data from RAM faster than from the disk drive.

card-edge connector

On the bottom of an expansion card, the metal-contact sec- tion that plugs into an expansion-card connector.

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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