Dell XPS 10 user manual Glossary

R

resolution - The sharpness and clarity of an image produced by a printer or displayed on a monitor. The higher the resolution, the sharper the image.

S

Service Tag - A bar code label on your tablet that identifies your tablet when you call Dell for customer service or technical support.

Skype - A proprietary voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service and software application allows user to communicate with peers by voice, voice, and instant messaging over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones are charged via a debit-based user account system.

shortcut - An icon that provides quick access to frequently used programs, files, folders, and drives. When you place a shortcut on your Windows Start screen, the home screen of Windows 8 is made up of 'Live Tiles', and touch the tile, you can open its corresponding folder or file without having to find it first. Shortcut tiles do not change the location of files.

sleep mode - A power management mode that shuts down all unnecessary computer operations to save energy.

V

V - volt - The measurement of electric potential or electromotive force. One V appears across a resistance of one ohm when a current of one ampere flows through that resistance.

VAC - voltage in alternating current - A mathematics of AC voltages, as alternating currents are caused by alternating voltages.

VDC - voltage in direct current - A measurement in a DC system. The current flows directly, in one direction in the circuit, and flows at a specific, constant voltage.

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