Dell Precision WorkStation 210, Руководство пользователя

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Glossary 7
J
Abbreviation for gram(s).
*
Abbreviation for gravities.
*%
Abbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte
equals 1,024 megabytes or
1,073,741,824 bytes.
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See coprocessor .
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A video mode that can be defined as
x
horizontal by
y
vertical pixels by
z
colors.
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As it relates to DMI, a group is a data
structure that defines common
information, or attributes, about a
manageable component.
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Acronym for graphical user interface.
K
Abbreviation for hexadecimal. A base-16
numbering system, often used in
programming to identify addresses in the
computer’s RAM and I/O memory
addresses for devices. The sequence of
decimal numbers from 0 through 16, for
example, is expressed in hexadecimal
notation as: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B,
C, D, E, F, 10. In text, hexadecimal
numbers are often followed by
h
.
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A metal plate with metal pegs or ribs
that help dissipate heat. Most
microprocessors include a heat sink.
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Abbreviation for high memory area. The
first 64 KB of extended memory above
1 MB. A memory manager that conforms
to the XMS can make the HMA a direct
extension of conventional memory. See
also upper memory area and XMM .
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A host adapter implements
communication between the computer’s
bus and the controller for a peripheral
device. (Hard-disk drive controller
subsystems include integrated host
adapter circuitry.)
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Abbreviation for the High Performance
File System option in the OS/2 and
Windows NT operating systems.
+]
Abbreviation for hertz.
,&(6
Abbreviation for Interface-Causing
Equipment Standard (in Canada).
,&8
Abbreviation for ISA Configuration Utility.
,2
Abbreviation for input/output. The
keyboard is an input device, and a printer
is an output device. In general, I/O activity
can be differentiated from computational
activity. For example, when a program
sends a document to the printer, it is
engaging in output activity; when the
program sorts a list of terms, it is engaging
in computational activity.
,'
Abbreviation for identification.
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A technique for increasing video
resolution by only updating alternate
horizontal lines on the screen. Because
interlacing can result in noticeable screen
flicker, most users prefer noninterlaced
video adapter resolutions.
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An instruction and data cache built in to
the microprocessor. The Intel Pentium
microprocessor includes a 16-KB internal
cache, which is set up as an 8-KB
read-only instruction cache and an 8-KB
read/write data cache.