Fujitsu FPCR47651, FPCR35161, AH532 manual Auto/Airline Adapter, Bit, Bps, Boot, Bus, Byte, Channel

Auto/Airline Adapter

A device which converts the DC voltage from an automobile cigarette lighter or aircraft DC power outlet to the DC voltage needed to power your LIFEBOOK notebook.

BIOS

Basic Input-Output System. A program and set of default parameters stored in ROM which tests and operates your LIFEBOOK notebook when you turn it on until it loads your installed operating system from disk. Information from the BIOS is transferred to the installed operating system to provide it with information on the configuration and status of the hardware.

Bit

An abbreviation for binary digit. A single piece of information which is either a one (1) or a zero (0).

bps

An abbreviation for bits per second. Used to describe data transfer rates.

Boot

To start-up a computer and load its operating system from disk, ROM or other storage media into RAM.

Bus

An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU and the sub-assemblies inside your LIFEBOOK notebook.

Byte

8 bits of parallel binary information.

Cache Memory

A block of memory built into the micro-processor which is much faster to access than your system RAM and used in specially structured ways to make your overall data handling time faster.

Channel

Range of narrow-band frequencies used by the WLAN device to transmit data.

102-