IBM C79EGMST manual Glossary, prompt, reboot, port, mode, vertical

Title: C79EGMST CreationDate: 02/10/98 09:24:42

Glossary

direction	from	a	particular	pointsuspendor line. Toon stop all operations of the
a display	screen.			computer to reduce power drain and
port replicator				restrict access to the files.
	.	An	option to	expand the

capabilities of the ThinkPad computerSVGA .bySuper video graphics adapter. providing additional PC Card slots and

ports. TFT . Thin-film transistor.

POST . Power-on self-test.

TrackPoint . The built-in pointing device of the ThinkPad computer.

power

mode

.

A

mode

of

battery

operation

to

conserve

power. The TSRs .

Terminate-and-stay-resident

ThinkPad computer has three powerprograms, memory-resident programs

modes: high

performance,

automatic,that

are loaded into memory and stay

and

customize.

there

so

you

can

conveniently

access

them whenever you need to.

prompt .

A visual or audible message

sent by a program to request theUltraslimBayuser's . The ThinkPad 600 bay

response.

for installing either a CD-ROM drive or a

diskette

drive.

PSTN . Public-switched

telephone

USB .

Universal

serial

bus.

network.

pull-down

menu

.

On

the

display

vertical

expansion

.

A

video

display

technique in character-display mode to fit

screen, a menu that emerges in a

downward

direction

from

a point

videoor lineimagesat

on

the whole

LCD

screen

or near

the top of

by

adjusting

the

number

of character dots

the screen.

vertically.

reboot .

To

restart

all

operations of

the

computer as if the power had justVESA .beenVideo

Electronics

Standards

turned on.

Association.

resume . To begin computer operationsVGA . Video graphics adapter, a video

again from suspend mode.mode that produces up to 640-by-480 resolution.

ROM .		Read-only		memory.					VSYNC	.	Vertical synchronization
SDRAM	.	Static		dynamic random					accfrequencyss		.
memory.									warm	docking	. Docking the computer
serial	port	.	A port		used		to	attachto		suchthe docking station when the computer
devices as display devices, letteris-inqualitysuspend or hibernation mode.
printers, modems, plotters, and such
pointing		devices		as		light	pens		andXMS	mice;. Extended memory specification.
it	transmits		data		1	bit	at	a	time.

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