NEC VERSA 6220 User Manual page 182

CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. A chip that contains nonvola-
tile memory in the NEC Versa. CMOS is backed up by an internal lithium
battery that preserves clock/calendar data and system configuration parame-
ters stored in CMOS.
cold boot
Process of starting up the computer by turning on the power. If power is al-
ready on, the process means to turn off the computer and turn it on again. A
cold boot reinitializes all devices.
crt
Cathode-Ray Tube. A type of display screen used in desktop monitors. It
forms the screen image using tiny dots called pixels. See also LCD.
cursor
A movable image on the display screen that indicates where the next entered
data appears.
D
default
A value, option, or setting that the computer automatically selects until you
direct it otherwise.
diskette
A thin flexible platter coated with a magnetic material for storing informa-
tion.
diskette drive
A magnetic drive that writes on and retrieves data from a diskette.
digital audio
Recorded sounds such as speech and sound effects. These are played back
by the sound card's Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC).
digital sound
A description of a sound wave that consists of binary numbers.
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