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Expanded memory
Memory that specially written MS-DOS application programs
can use with an Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) device
driver.
Extended Memory
Memory above 1MB that is accessed by the protected mode of
the microprocessor and is available to some application
programs and operating systems.
Fast-page mode
A dynamic memory mode that allows successive addresses to
access the same DRAM page by changing the column addresses.
FLASH memory
Non-volatile, rewritable, random access memory. Your
computer's CPU-dependent BIOS information is stored in a
FLASH memory device.
Format
To prepare a new disk (or an old one you want to reuse) so that
it can store information. Formatting divides a disk into tracks
and sectors and creates addressable locations on it.
Graphics
Lines, angles, curves, and other nonalphanumeric data.
Hexadecimal
A numbering system with a base of 16, frequently used by
programmers. Any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be
expressed by a two-digit hexadecimal number.
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