Fujitsu 985Tx User Manual page 173

Program
An integrated set of coded commands to your
computer telling your hardware what to do and
how and when to do it.
PS/2
An IBM series of personal computers which
established a number of standards for connect-
ing external devices such as keyboards and
monitors.
RAM
Random Access Memory. A hardware compo-
nent of your computer that holds binary infor-
mation (both program and data) as long as it
has the proper power applied to it.
RAM Module
A printed circuit card with memory and
associated circuitry which allows the user
to add additional memory to the computer
without special tools.
Reset
The act of reloading the operating system.
A reset erases all information stored in RAM.
A p p e n d i c e s
Restart
See Reset.
Resume
To proceed after interruption. In your
Computer this refers to returning to active
operation after having been in one of the sus-
pension states.
ROM
Read Only Memory. A form of memory in
which information is stored by physically alter-
ing the material.Data stored in this way can not
be changed by your Computer and does not
require power to maintain it.
SCSI
Small Computer Systems Interface (pronounced
scuzzy). An American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) standard for connecting
multiple (up to 7) high speed parallel devices
to a computer.
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.
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SGRAM
Synchronous Graphic Random Access Memory.
Serial Port
A connection to another device through which
data is transferred one bit at a time on a single
wire with any other wires only f or control of
the device not for transfer of data.
Shadow RAM
A technique of copying data or applications
stored in ROM (Read Only Memory) into
RAM (Random Access Memory) for access
during actual operation. RAM is much faster
to access than ROM,however ROM contents
are not lost when power is removed. Shadowing
allows permanently stored information to be
rapidly accessed.
SRAM
Static random access memory. A specific tech-
nology of making RAM which does not require
periodic data refreshing.
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