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G l o s s a r y
ap cd
Application
A program such as a word processor, image editor or data-
base.
ASCII
An acronym for
A
merican
S
tandard
C
ode for
I
nformation
I
n-
terchange. A 7-bit standard code adopted to facilitate the inter-
change of data among various types of data processing and
data communications equipment.
Backlight
The rear illumination of an LCD screen.
BIOS
An acronym for
B
asic
I
nput/
O
utput
S
ystem. The program that
customizes a computer.
Boot
Derives from bootstrap. To start or restart a computer system
by reading instructions from a storage device into the computers
memory. If the computer is already turned on, its a warm
boot; if not, its a cold boot.
C - D
Cache memory
A small high-speed memory for the temporary storage of information,
usually used between a slower large memory and a fast central
processing unit.
CD-ROM
C
ompact
D
isk
R
ead
O
nly
M
emory. This refers to both the disk
type and the drive. The disk can hold over 600 MB of data,
