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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 Tablet-PC.
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 sleep 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.
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.
Summary of Contents for Latitude XT PP12S
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 Latitude XT User s Guide Model PP12S ...
Page 48: ...About Your Tablet PC 48 ...
Page 98: ...Setting Up and Using Networks 98 ...
Page 130: ...Using the System Setup Program 130 ...
Page 142: ...Adding and Replacing Parts 142 ...
Page 180: ...180 ...
Page 198: ...Media Base Optional 198 ...
Page 206: ...Battery Slice Optional 206 ...
Page 210: ...Traveling With Your Tablet PC 210 ...
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