Glossary 9
system board
The main printed circuit board inside the system unit into which other
boards and major chip components, such as the system microprocessor, are
connected.
T
TFT
Thin Film Transistor. A type of Versa LCD color screen that supports 256
colors and provides exceptional screen display.
V
VGA
Video Graphics Array. Graphics technology that supports up to 256 colors
and a graphics resolution of 640 by 480 pixels.
volatile memory
Storage media that loses its data when system power is turned off. Standard
memory and memory that you add to the Versa are volatile memory. See
nonvolatile memory.
W
warm boot
Process of resetting the computer without turning off the power through
keyboard input (pressing
Ctrl
,
Alt
, and
Del
keys simultaneously) or the reset
button. The system returns to an initial or arbitrarily selected condition.
waveform
A graphic representation of a sound wave as displayed on an oscilloscope,
which converts sound waves into electronic signals.
write
To record or store information to a storage device.
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