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G l o s s a r y

Glossary

AC Adapter

A device which converts the AC voltage from a
wall outlet to the DC voltage needed to power
your LifeBook notebook.

ACPI

Advanced Configuration & Power Interface. A power
management tool, which is part of the Windows 98
Second Edition operating system, that enables the oper-
ating system to control the amount of power given to
each device attached to the computer. With ACPI, the
operating system can turn off peripheral devices, such as
the CD-ROM player, when it is not in use.

Active-Matrix Display

A type of technology for making flat-panel displays
which has a transistor or similar device for every pixel
on the screen.

Auto/Airline Adapter

A device which converts the DC voltage from an auto-
mobile cigarette lighter or aircraft DC power outlet to
the DC voltage needed to power your LifeBook note-
book.

BatteryAid

Utility that allows the user to change the display bright-
ness in order to optimize battery life.

BIOS

Basic Input-Output System. A program and set of
default parameters stored in ROM which tests and
operates your LifeBook notebook when you turn it on
until it loads your installed operating system from disk.
Information from the BIOS is transferred to the
installed operating system to provide it with informa-
tion on
the configuration and status of the hardware.

Bit

An abbreviation for binary digit. A single piece of
information which is either a one (1) or a zero (0).

bps

An abbreviation for bits per second. Used to describe
data transfer rates.

Boot

To start-up a computer and load its operating system
from disk, ROM or other storage media into RAM.

Bus

An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU
and the sub-assemblies inside your LifeBook notebook.

Byte

8 bits of parallel binary information.

Cache Memory

A block of memory built into the microprocessor which
is much faster to access than your system RAM and used
in specially structured ways to make your overall data
handling time faster.

CardBus

A faster, 32-bit version of the PC Card interface
which offers performance similar to the 32-bit
PCI architecture.

CMOS RAM

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor random
access memory. This is a technology for manufacturing
random access memory which requires very low levels of
power to operate.

COMM Port

Abbreviation for communication port. This is your
serial interface connection.

Command

An instruction which you give your operating
system. Example: run a particular application or
format a floppy disk.

Configuration

The combination of hardware and software that makes
up your system and how it is allocated for use.

CRT

Cathode Ray Tube. A display device which uses a beam
of electronic particles striking a luminescent screen. It
produces a visual image by varying the position and
intensity of the beam.

Data

The information a system stores and processes.

Direct current. A voltage or current that does not
fluctuate periodically with time.

Default Value

A pre-programmed value to be used if you fail to
set your own.

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