MAXDATA 400M Guide D'utilisation page 164

Model 400M & 700T User's Manual
Local-Bus
The speed of Local-Bus
is vastly superior than the AT-Bus
(8MHz).
MB
Mega Byte (1 million bytes).
Mouse
A pointing device to move
your cursor under certain software,
such as Windows, and OS/2.
MPEG
A stands for Motion Picture
Experts Group. It supports real-time,
full-motion video, audio data
compression and decompression.
OS
Operating System. There are
many different types like: MS-DOS,
Windows, OS/2, UNIX, etc...
PARTITION
created on the HDD, which is seen to
the OS as a separate drive.
PIXEL
Image elements (small
points), that compose a screen image.
PCMCIA
Personal Computer
Memory Card International
Association. A small credit-card size
accessory that can contain memory,
Fax/ Modem, SCSI adapter, etc... Also
known as PC card.
POST
Power-On-Self-Test. Every-
time you power on the notebook,
A logical unit
Information in this document is subject to change without notice!!!
POST runs many different tests to
insure the system will operating
properly.
RAM
Random Access Memory.
See DRAM.
ROM
Read Only Memory. This
memory contains the BIOS where all
the information about your notebook is
stored.
SPP
Standard Parallel Port. This
bi-directional communication mode is
slower than the EPP and ECP modes.
Also see EPP and ECP.
TFT
Thin Film Transistor. The
speed and resolution is better than the
DSTN display. TFT is also known as
Active Matrix.
TouchPAD
device that uses your finger to glide the
cursor.
UART
Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter. The UART is
compatible to NS16550. Used for high
speed serial port connections.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. A
standard for 640x480 resolution. Most
computers have higher resolution:
800x600 or 1024x768 (SVGA).
Appendix C
A pointing
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