Glossary
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H
hard drive
— A drive that reads and writes data on a hard disk. The terms hard drive
and hard disk are often used interchangeably.
HDMI
— The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital
audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams.
heat sink
— A metal plate on some processors that helps dissipate heat.
hibernate mode
— A power management mode that saves everything in memory to a
reserved space on the hard drive and then turns off the computer. When you restart
the computer, the memory information that was saved to the hard drive is
automatically restored.
HTTP
— hypertext transfer protocol — A protocol for exchanging files between
computers connected to the Internet.
Hyper-Threading
— Hyper-Threading is an Intel technology that can enhance overall
computer performance by allowing one physical processor to function as two logical
processors, capable of performing certain tasks simultaneously.
Hz
— hertz — A unit of frequency measurement that equals 1 cycle per second.
Computers and electronic devices are often measured in kilohertz (kHz),
megahertz (MHz), gigahertz (GHz), or terahertz (THz).
I
IC
— integrated circuit — A semiconductor wafer, or chip, on which thousands or
millions of tiny electronic components are fabricated for use in computer, audio, and
video equipment.
IDE
— integrated device electronics — An interface for mass storage devices in which
the controller is integrated into the hard drive or CD drive.
IEEE 1394
— Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. — A
high-performance serial bus used to connect IEEE 1394-compatible devices,
such as digital cameras and DVD players, to the computer.
infrared sensor
— Consumer Infrared sensor to operate the remote control.
integrated
— Usually refers to components that are physically located on the
computer’s system board. Also referred to as
built-in
.
I/O
— input/output — An operation or device that enters and extracts data from your
computer. Keyboards and printers are I/O devices.
I/O address
— An address in RAM that is associated with a specific device (such as a
serial connector, parallel connector, or expansion slot) and allows the processor to
communicate with that device.
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Summary of Contents for XPS M1730
Page 1: ...w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m Dell XPS M1730 Owner s Manual Model PP06XA ...
Page 12: ...12 Contents ...
Page 18: ...18 Finding Information ...
Page 19: ...About Your Computer 19 About Your Computer Front View 1 13 2 4 8 7 10 5 9 3 11 14 12 6 15 ...
Page 46: ...46 Using the Keyboard ...
Page 54: ...54 Using a Battery ...
Page 102: ...102 Setting Up and Using Networks ...
Page 148: ...148 Troubleshooting ...
Page 162: ...162 Adding and Replacing Parts ...
Page 184: ...184 Appendix ...
Page 208: ...208 Index ...
