EUROCOM 3400 UltraLite User Manual page 136

Glossary: –
C D
1
2
3
4
5
A
B
G
G
G – 2
standard code adopted to fa-
cilitate the interchange of
data among various types of
data processing and data com-
munications equipment.
AT
Advanced Technology. IBM's
first 286-based PC, intro-
duced in 1984. It was the
most advanced machine in
the PC line and featured a
new keyboard, 1.2MB floppy
and 16-bit data bus. AT-class
machines run considerably
faster than XTs (8088-based
PCs).
ATAPI
AT Attachment Packet Inter-
face. The specification for
IDE tape drives and CD-
ROMs. See IDE.
Backlight
The rear illumination of an
LCD screen.
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System.
The program that customizes
a computer.
Boot
Derives from "bootstrap". To
start or restart a computer
system by reading instruc-
tions from a storage device
into the computer's memory.
If the computer is already
turned on, it's a "warm
boot", if not, it's a "cold
boot".
C - D
Cache memory
A small high-speed memory
for the temporary storage of
information, usually used
between a slower large
memory and a fast central
processing unit.