Samsung SN6000 Series User Manual page 116

MB
Megabit
Operating system
PC Card
PC slot
Pixel
Plug and Play
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phosphor dots on the back of the screen. The phosphor dots light
up to show the image. LCDs use a liquid-crystal solution between
two sheets of polarizing material. Electric current passing through
the liquid aligns the crystals so that light can or cannot pass
through them, creating an image.
1,024 kilobytes.
1,048,576 bits or about 128 kilobytes.
A program that supervises the computer's operation, including
handling I/O. Application programs and users can request
operating-system services. A user might request operation-system
services to copy files or format a disk. An application program
might use the operating system to obtain keyboard input, write
data to a file, or write data to a screen.
PC Card stands for personal computer card. The Personal
Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
defines the standards used to develop all PC Cards. PC Card types
include: modems, Ethernet adapters, SCSI adapters, ATA cards,
and memory cards.
The PC slot is the hardware slot in the computer where the PC
Card is placed.
A pixel is an individual dot in a graphic displayed on your
computer. The pixels are so close together that they look as though
they are connected. An LCD screen displays thousands or millions
of pixels.
A plug and play operating system automatically configures
computer components to work with your system. With this type of
operating system, you normally do not need to set jumpers on
devices or set memory addresses or IRQs.
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