Glossary
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Glossary
Terms in this Glossary are provided for informational purposes only and may
or may not describe features included with your particular computer.
A
AC
—
alternating current — The form of electricity that powers your computer when
you plug the AC adapter power cable in to an electrical outlet.
ACPI
— advanced configuration and power interface — A power management
specification that enables Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating systems to put a computer
in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of electrical power allocated to
each device attached to the computer.
AGP
— accelerated graphics port — A dedicated graphics port that allows system
memory to be used for video-related tasks. AGP delivers a smooth, true-color video
image because of the faster interface between the video circuitry and the computer
memory.
AHCI
— Advanced Host Controller Interface — An interface for a SATA hard drive
Host Controller which allows the storage driver to enable technologies such as Native
Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot plug.
ALS
— ambient light sensor — A feature that helps to control display brightness.
antivirus software
— A program designed to identify, quarantine, and/or delete viruses
from your computer.
ASF
— alert standards format — A standard to define a mechanism for reporting
hardware and software alerts to a management console. ASF is designed to be
platform- and operating system-independent.
B
battery life span
— The length of time (years) during which a portable computer
battery is able to be depleted and recharged.
battery operating time
— The length of time (minutes or hours) that a portable
computer battery powers the computer.
Summary of Contents for Inspiron 1721
Page 1: ...w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m Dell Inspiron 1721 Owner s Manual Model PP22X ...
Page 20: ...20 About Your Computer Front View 4 5 13 3 6 12 11 9 8 7 14 2 1 10 ...
Page 52: ...52 Using a Battery ...
Page 76: ...76 Using Multimedia ...
Page 80: ...80 Using ExpressCards ...
Page 96: ...96 Securing Your Computer ...
Page 166: ...166 Dell QuickSet Features ...
Page 176: ...176 Getting Help ...
Page 194: ...194 Appendix ...
Page 212: ...212 Glossary ...
Page 220: ...220 Index ...