Fujitsu P2110 Manual page 96

DMI
Desktop Management Interface. A standard that provides PC management applications with a common
method of locally or remotely querying and configuring PC computer systems, hardware and software
components, and peripherals.
DOS
Disk Operating System (MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating System).
Driver
A computer program which converts application and operating system commands to external devices
into the exact form required by a specific brand and model of device in order to produce the desired
results from that particular equipment.
ESD
Electro-Static Discharge. The sudden discharge of electricity from a static charge which has built-up
slowly.
Example: the shock you get from a doorknob on a dry day or the sparks you get from brushing hair on
a dry day.
Extended Memory
All memory more than the 640KB recognized by MS-DOS as system memory.
FCC
Federal Communication Commission.
Floppy Disk
A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media which is highly flexible.
GB
Gigabyte.
Hard drive
A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media where the platter is very stiff.
Hexadecimal
A decimal notation for the value of a 4 bit binary number. (0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F) Example: 2F in
hexadecimal = 00101111 in binary = 47 in decimal.
I/O
Input/Output. Data entering and leaving your LifeBook notebook in electronic form.
I/O Port
The connector and associated control circuits for data entering and leaving your LifeBook notebook
in electronic form.
IDE
Intelligent Drive Electronics. A type of control interface for a hard drive which is inside the hard drive
unit.
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