Dell 610 manual 520Abbreviation for red/green/blue

Acronym5$0'$&for random-access memory. The computer’s primary temporary stor- age area for program instructions and data. Each location in RAM is identified by a number called a memory address. Any information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer.

Acronym for random-access memory UHDGdigital￿-RQO\to-analogILOHconverter.

Aread-only file is one that you are prohib- ited from editing or deleting. A file can have read-only status if:

‡Its read-only attribute is enabled.

‡It resides on a physically write- protected diskette or on a diskette in a write-protected drive.

‡It is located on a network in a directory to which the system administrator has assigned read-

UHDGPHILOHonly rights to you.

A text file included with a software pack- age or hardware product that contains information supplementing or updating the documentation for the software or hardware. Typically, readme files provide installation information, describe new product enhancements or corrections that have not yet been documented, and list known problems or other things you need to be aware of as you use the soft- UHDOwarePRGHor hardware.

An operating mode supported by 80286 or higher processors, real mode imitates UHIUHVKUDWHthe architecture of an 8086 processor.

The rate at which the monitor redraws the video image on the monitor screen. More precisely, the refresh rate is the frequen- cy, measured in Hz, at which the screen’s horizontal lines are recharged (sometimes also referred to as its vertical frequency).

The higher the refresh rate, the less video flicker can be seen by the human eye. The higher refresh rates are also 5),noninterlaced.

Abbreviation for radio frequency interference*% .

520Abbreviation for red/green/blue.

Acronym for read-only memory. Your computer contains some programs es- sential to its operation in ROM code. Unlike RAM, a ROM chip retains its contents even after you turn off your com- puter. Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your computer’s USPboot routine and the POST.

57&Abbreviation for revolutions per minute.

Abbreviation for real-time clock. Battery- powered clock circuitry inside the computer that keeps the date and time 6&6,after you turn off the computer.

Acronym for small computer system in- terface. An I/O bus interface with faster data transmission rates than standard ports. You can connect up to seven devic- es (15 for some newer SCSI types) to one 6'06SCSI interface.

Abbreviation for SCSI device manage- 6'5ment$system.0

Abbreviation for synchronous dynamic random-access memory. SDRAM is a memory technology that improves the performance of your system’s memory subsystem by reducing the need for wait states. SDRAM devices have a synchro- nous interface to the devices to which they are connected and are governed by the system clock. These features reduce the need for wait states often required for

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