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G l o s s a r y
Defense that allows dissimilar computers to share information
over a network. TCP/IP is the glue that binds the Internet.
U - V
Utility
A program that helps the user run, enhance, create, or analyze
other programs, programming languages, operating systems,
and equipment. Utilities are designed to facilitate or aid the
operation and use of the computer for a number of different
applications and uses.
VGA
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dapter. Video system that allows simulta-
neous display of 256 colors at 640 x 480 graphics resolution
and 720 x 400 text resolution.
This standard has been superceded by SVGA (256 colors at
800 x 600 resolution), XVGA (256 colors at 1024 x 768 resolu-
tion) and SXVGA (256 colors at 1280 x 1024 resolution)
Volatile memory
The contents of the memory storage unit are lost when the
machine is turned off (e.g. cache or RAM).
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Zoomed Video (ZV) Port
The ZV Port is an enhanced PC Card port which has a direct
connection between the PC Card and the notebooks AV sub-
systems. It allows for a dedicated data path to handle multi-
media features.
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