Base Memory - Epson Powerspan User Manual

Base memory

See Conventional memory.
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System. Routines in ROM (Read Only
Memory) that handle the transfer of information among
various hardware components, and between the hardware and
your operating system and other software.
Bus
A wire or group of wires that sends information from
component to component in the computer. The speed of a bus
increases by the number and width of the channels the bus uses
to move data.
Cache
A high-speed type of memory buffer that stores frequently
used data where your microprocessor can access it faster.
CFG (configuration file)
A file that provides the EISA Configuration utility with all the
information it needs about your system board or an option
card. All EISA cards and some ISA cards come with CFG files.
CGA
Color Graphics Adapter. A type of display adapter card that
can generate up to 25 lines of text with 80 characters on each
line, two-color graphics at 640 x 200 resolution, or four-color
graphics at 320 x 200 resolution.
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