GLOSSARY
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circuit board.
LDCM (LANDesk Client Manager) –
With the help of LDCM, PCs that are either
stand-alone or on a network can not escape the control of a system administrator.
Alerts will be sent to the user if an abnormal condition is encountered in a PC. It allows
the administrator to give each PC a thorough check-up. Additionally, this feature is
available to multiple OS’s on the market today. LDCM Key Features include the
following :
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Health Monitoring
，
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Real-Time Alerting
，
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Remote Accessibility
，
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Extensive Instrumentation. This is a product from Intel.
Mouse –
The keyboard is a barrier to learn how to use a computer. Xerox Corporation
first developed the concept of a pointing device, something a computer user could move
with his or her hand, causing a corresponding move on screen. Because of its size
and tail like cable, the device was named for the mouse. Apple Computer made the
mouse a standard feature of its Macintosh computers, and with the popularity of
Windows, a mouse is becoming standard equipment on all PCs, as well. The
“
Trackball
” have survived more awkward methods of navigating with the keyboard.
“
Digitizing tablets
” are popular with architects and engineers who must translate
precise movements of a pen into lines on the screen. “ Touch screens “, on which you
press either your finger and a special light pen to control the software, are too tiring to
use for any length of time.
MMX
Ô
–
CPU’s with MMX
Ô
technology are optimized to run multimedia application,
and therefore, offer faster multimedia playback than standard CPUs. However, when
manufacturers introduce any new hardware technology, the software makers need to
catch up. At this time of compilation, most applications can’t yet take advantage of
MMX
Ô
capabilities.
Parallel port –
Parallel ports (labeled
LPT1
,
LPT2
, and so on) are usually for plugging
in printers. It is also often called a
Centronics port
– has been almost synonymous
with
printer port
. Although a serial port can also be used to send data from a PC to
some models of printers, the parallel port is faster. A serial port sends data one bit at a
time over a single one-way wire; a parallel port can send several bits of data across
eight parallel wires simultaneously. Take note that a serial connection sends a single
bit, a parallel port send an entire byte. A parallel connection has one drawback.
