DIEBOLD AccuVote-OS 1.94, Руководство по оборудованию

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Unit Specifications
© Diebold Election Systems, Inc. 2002 AccuVote-OS Hardware Guide 64
Port
The connector on a host computer where a terminal (printer, AccuVote-OS unit,
or other such device) is connected, and by means of which information can be
transferred.
Portrait
Portrait is a vertical orientation in which the narrow end of the card is the top,
and the long ends are the sides.
Protocol
A set of parameters governing the communication and transfer of information
between
the host computer and the AccuVote-OS ballot processing unit.
RAM (Random Access Memory)
A type of memory that can be accessed directly without having to follow a
particular path of storage locations.
ROM (Read-Only Memory)
A type of memory chip that can be read but cannot be written on or altered.
RTS code
An abbreviation for Request to Send.
Test Cards
Two test cards are available for testing the AccuVote-OS unit. The marked test
card test that the ballot reader is reading all the marks that it should. The blank
test card tests that the ballot reader isn't reading extraneous marks.
Timing Marks
Small black boxes set at regular intervals down the outside edges of the length
of the printed ballot card. All voting boxes that are printed on the ballot must be
aligned with the timing marks (and the diagnostic marks) so that the AccuVote-
OS ballot processing unit can recognize each race and candidate for ballot-
counting.
Totals Report
The Totals Report lists all the vote counts currently recorded for the present
election. Depending on when it is printed, the Totals Report can have any of
seven titles: Zero Totals Report, Test Zero Totals Report, Test Results Report,
Test Totals Report, Election Zero Totals Report, Election Results Report, or
Election Totals Report.
Undervoting
Undervoting is when the voter votes for fewer candidates than he/she is eligible
to vote for in a race.
Upload
To transfer data from the AccuVote-OS memory cards up to the central
computer.
Voting mark
The mark on the ballot created by a voter selecting his preferred candidate.