Fujitsu 990TX2 manual Dos, Dsvd, Dvd, Ecp, Esd, Fcc

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A p p e n d i c e s

DOS

Disk Operating System

(MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating System).

Driver

A computer program which converts applica- tion and operating system commands to exter- nal devices into the exact form required by a specific brand and model of device in order to produce the desired results from that particular equipment.

DSVD

Digital Simultaneous Voice and Data –

A standard for sharing digital voice and data over a single analog t elephone line.

DVD

Digital Versatile Disk - Originally known as digital video disk,it is a compact disk and disk drive system which uses an interchangeable dual-lens system using lasers of two different wavelengths and data storage on two layers of the disk.Standard CD-ROMs are read with the longer wavelength, DVD-ROMs with a shorter wavelength.A DVD-ROM with two layers can store up to 8.5GB per layer. When used with the recommended MPEG-2 video compression the video is full-screen,full-motion.

ECP

Extended Capability Port.A set of standards for high speed data communication and inter- connection between electronic devices.

ESD

Electro-Static Discharge. The sudden discharge of electricity from a static charge which has built-up slowly. Example: the shock you get from a doorknob on a dry day or the sparks you get from brushing hair on a dry day.

Extended Memory

All memory more than the 640KB recognized by MS-DOS as system memory.

FCC

Federal Communication Commission.

Floppy Disk

A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media which is highly flexible.

Floppy Disk Drive

The hardware which spins a highly flexible disk of magnetic material and has the heads and control circuitry for reading and writing the data on the disk.

GB

Gigabyte.

Gigabyte

1,073,741,824 bytes

(2 raised to the thirtieth power).

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