Fujitsu Lifebook P7120 User Manual page 104

L i f e B o o k P 7 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k – S e c t i o n N i n e
SSID
Service Set Identifier. Specifies which network you are
joining. Some systems allow you to specify any SSID as
an option so you can join any network.
Status Indicator
A display which reports the condition of some portion
of your hardware. On your LifeBook notebook this is an
LCD screen just above the keyboard.
Stereo (audio)
A system using two channels to process sound from two
different sources.
Stroke (keyboard)
The amount of travel of a key when it is pressed from
resting to fully depressed.
Suspend
To make inoperative for a period of time. Your LifeBook
notebook uses various suspension states to reduce power
consumption and prolong the charge of your battery.
SVGA
Super VGA. Standard that provides 800x600 pixel
resolution and a palette of 16M colors.
S-Video
Super Video. A component video system for driving a
TV or computer monitor.
System Clock
An oscillator of fixed precise frequency which synchro-
nizes the operation of the system and is counted to
provide time of day and date.
TFT
Thin Film Transistor. A technology for flat display
panels which uses a thin film matrix of transistors to
control each pixel of the display screen individually.
UL
Underwriters Laboratories – An independent organiza-
tion that tests and certifies the electrical safety of devices.
USB
Universal Serial Bus. An external bus standard that
allows for fast data transfer. A single USB port can be
used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, such as
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mice, modems, and scanners. USB 1.1 has a transfer
speed of a maximum of 12Mb/s. USB 2.0 is much faster,
transferring at up to 480Mb/s. USB 2.0 is backward-
compatible to work with USB 1.1 devices.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. A video display standard which
provides resolutions of 720 x 400.
VRAM
Video Random Access Memory. A memory dedicated to
video display data and control.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a protocol for
increasing privacy over wireless LANs. The protocol
works by encrypting data while being transmitted over
radio waves.
WFM
Wired for Management is Intel's broad-based initiative
to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of business
computing without sacrificing power and flexibility.
Wi-Fi Compatible
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) identifies that the product has
passed the interoperability test, supplied by the WECA
(Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance), which guar-
antees the interoperability of wireless IEEE 802.11 LAN
products. For more information on the Wi-Fi standard,
go to the WECA website at: www.wirelessethernet.com.
Write Protect
Prevent alteration of the binary state of all bits in a
storage media. Example: all information on a device
such as a floppy diskette; a block of space in a storage
media such as a partition of a hard drive; a file or direc-
tory of floppy diskette or hard drive.
XGA
Extended graphics array. Standard that provides
resolutions of 640x480 or 1024x764, supporting 64k
colors.