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System Clock
An oscillator of fixed precise frequency which synchronizes the operation of the system and is counted
to provide time of day and date.
TFT
Thin Film Transistor - A technology for flat display panels which uses a thin film matrix of transistors
to control each pixel of the display screen individually.
UL
Underwriters Laboratories - An independent organization that tests and certifies the electrical safety
of devices.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. A video display standard originally introduced by IBM with the PS/2 series of
personal computers.
VRAM
Video Random Access Memory. A memory dedicated to video display data and control.
WFM
Wired for Management is Intel’s broad-based initiative to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of
business computing without sacrificing power and flexibility.
Write Protect
Prevent alteration of the binary state of all bits in a storage media. Example: all information on a
device such as a floppy diskette; a block of space in a storage media such as partition of a hard drive;
a file or directory of floppy diskette or hard drive.
XGA
Extended VGA.
Zip Drive
A 100MB read/rite removable media disk drive.
Zoomed Video
A PC Card port which allows notebook PCs to deliver full screen broadcast quality video through
third party PC Cards, including TV tuners, video capture, and MPEG full-motion video.
