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text, graphics, sound and video information. Although the form
is similar to the audio CD, its formatting is different.
CMOS
C
omplementary
M
etal-
O
xide
S
emiconductor. This chip keeps
track of setup information. The BIOS is located on this chip.
The
Setup
utility is used to change it.
Configure
To assemble a selection of hardware or software into a system
and to adjust each of the parts so that they all work together.
Configuration
An assembly of machines that are interconnected and are pro-
grammed to operate as a system. The layout or design of ele-
ments in a hardware or information processing system.
CPU
C
entral
P
rocessing
U
nit. The component of a computer sys-
tem with the circuitry to control the interpretation and execu-
tion of instructions. This computer has a Pentium.
Crash
The system suddenly stops working. This usually requires a
system reboot.
Disk drive
A device that reads data from a magnetic disk and copies it
into the computers memory so that it can be used by the
computer, and that writes data from the computers memory
onto a disk so that it can be stored.
