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and programs that make up a system,EIA . Electronics Industries Association.

subsystem,

or

network.

 

 

 

 

EIA-232D

 

.

 

An

EIA

interface

standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRT .

Cathode

ray

tube

displaythat.

defines the physical, electronic, and

device

driver .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

functional

 

characteristics

of

an

interface

 

(1)

A

file that containsline that

 

connects

a

communication

 

 

the

code

needed

to

 

use

an

attached

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

device and associated workstation. It

 

device. Operating

system

loads device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uses a 25-pin connector and an

 

 

 

 

drivers

for

 

screens,

keyboards,

printers,

 

line

 

voltage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unbalanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

diskette drives, hard disk drives, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

auxiliary

devices.

(2)

A

program EMSthat.

Expanded

memory

specification.

 

enables

 

a

computer

to

communicate

with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

specific

 

peripheral

device—forFAQ .

Frequently

asked

questions.

 

 

example,

a

 

printer,

a

video

disc

player,

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

CD

drive.

(3)

A

collection

of fax .

(1)

 

Facsimile machine.

(2)

 

A

 

 

subroutines

 

that

control the

 

transmitted document from a facsimile

 

 

interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

between I/O device adapters and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

processors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FDD .

Floppy

disk

drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM .

 

Dual

 

inline

memory

module.

fixed

disk .

 

In

personal

computing,fixed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

directory

.

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disk is synonymous withhard disk.

 

 

 

 

 

type of file containing the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

names

and

controlling

information

for

 

memory

 

.

 

Electrically

rewritable

 

other files

 

or other

 

 

 

 

Flash

 

 

 

 

directories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

storage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette

Factory

 

.

The

preload

program

 

A

 

file

 

used

to

store

and

organize

for

creating

the

installation

 

folder .

 

 

diskettes

of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the device drivers and the operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fuel

gauge .

An

indicator

on

the

screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMA .

Direct

memory

access. Thethat

constantly

 

shows

the

current

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

status of the battery pack.

 

 

 

 

transfer of data between memory and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input/output

units

without

processor

 

 

Half-horizontal

resolution.

 

 

 

intervention.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HHR .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

double-click

 

.

 

To

press

 

and

 

 

 

hibernation

.

 

One

of

the

power-saving

 

 

 

 

release

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mouse

button

 

twice within

a

 

 

methods that stores data and

 

 

 

 

 

 

time

frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

defined

by

 

the

user,

without

applications running in the computer's

 

 

moving

the

the hard disk. During

 

 

 

pointer

 

off

 

the

choice.

 

 

 

memory

on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hibernation, the computer is automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRAM .

 

Dynamic

random

access

 

turned

off

to

 

save

power. When

power

is

 

 

turned

on

again, the computer

 

 

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

immediately

restores

the

same

data and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSP .

 

Digital

signal

processor.

applications

as

 

when

hibernation

started,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

without

restarting

the

operating

system.

ECP .

 

Extended

Capability

Port.

high-resolution

mode

 

 

.

Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDO

DRAM

 

.

 

 

Enhanced

data

output resolutions

that

are

greater

than

640

by

dynamic

 

random

access

 

memory.

 

480

pels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EGA . Enhanced graphics adapter.icon . A graphic symbol, displayed on a screen, that a user can point to with a

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