2 Glossary
board
Printed circuit board. Board onto which computer components are soldered
and thin wires are printed to connect the components.
boot
To start up a computer. See cold boot and warm boot.
bus
An electronic circuit within a computer used for transmitting data or electri-
cal power from one device to another.
byte
Group of eight contiguous bits.
C
CD audio
Also called digital audio, uses the same format as conventional music CDs.
CD audio sounds have been digitized at a high sampling rate.
CD-ROM reader
A computer-controlled device that reads high-capacity optical discs and sends
the output to the computer.
clock
Electronic timer used to synchronize computer operations.
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. A chip that contains nonvola-
tile memory in the Versa. CMOS is backed up by an internal lithium battery
that preserves clock/calendar data and system configuration parameters
stored in CMOS.
cold boot
Process of starting up the computer by turning on the power. If power is al-
ready on, the process means to turn off the computer and turn it on again. A
cold boot reinitializes all devices.
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