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Elite 2 User's Manual Appendix C
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Appendix C - Glossary
APM
Advanced Power
Management. An operating and
application level of power
management. Your
Elite 2 is fully
compatible with this standard.
BIOS
Basic Input Output System.
In the manual, we refer the BIOS as
Setup. To change the BIOS, press
<
Del > during system re-boot. For more
information, see Chapter 11 .
BIT
A binary digit. The smallest
unit of measure used in a computer. It
takes 8 bits to make a byte.
BOOT
To load a program or
operating system into the memory to
start the computer.
BUS
Electrical circuit within the
system used to transmit data from one
device to another.
BYTE
8 bits. 1,024 Bytes is called
1KB. A million Bytes is called a
megabyte, or MB.
CACHE
A place in the CPU where
the computer can temporarily store data
to avoid accessing the HDD and FDD
drives. There is also an external on-
board 512KB fast write-back cache in
your
Elite 2 to improve performance.
CD-ROM
Compact Disc-Read
Only Memory. It stores up to 640MB
of information per disc.
CMOS
C omplementary M etal-
O xide S emi-conductor. This low-
power consumption module is capable
of keeping the BIOS setup even the
Elite 2 is powered off.
CPU
Central Processing Unit.
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube. Another
name is for an external monitor.
DMA
Direct Memory Access. Your
Elite 2 supports two DMA’s and both
can be used.
DOS
Disk Operating System.
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access
Memory, also known as RAM .
DSTN
Dualscan Twist Neu-matic.
Double the performance compared to
STN, but less than TFT.
DSTN also
known as Dual-Scan colour.