Fujitsu P2110 Manual page 95

CD-ROM
Compact disc read only memory. This is a form of digital data storage which is read optically with a
laser rather than a magnetic head. A typical CD-ROM can contain about 600MB of data and is not
subject to be crashing into the surface and destroying the data when there is a failure nor to wear
from reading.
CMS
Code Morphing Software.
Crusoe processor software architecture that results in longer battery life. For more information on
CMS, click on the Technology link on the refer to the Transmeta web site at: www.transmeta.com.
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 make up your system and how it is allocated for use.
Data
The information a system stores and processes.
DC
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.
DIMM
Dual-in-line memory module.
Disk
A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media. If the platter is very stiff it is a hard drive, if it is
highly flexible it is a floppy disk, if it is a floppy disk in a hard housing with a shutter it is commonly
called a diskette.
Disk Drive
The hardware which spins the disk and has the heads and control circuitry for reading and writing the
data on the disk.
Diskette
A floppy disk in a hard housing with a shutter.
DMA
Direct Memory Access. Special circuitry for memory to memory transfers of data which do not require
CPU action.
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