NEC ES1200 User Manual page 148

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C
cache memory
CD-ROM drive
Centronics port
CGA
CMOS
COM1 or COM2
command
configuration
coprocessor
CPU
CRT
D
DC
default
density
device driver
disk drive
DOS
Glossary
A very fast, limited portion of RAM set aside for temporary storage
of data for direct access by the microprocessor.
(Compact Disk ROM drive) A type of mass storage device that reads
information from a compact disk.
An industry standard parallel port. See also parallel port.
(Color Graphics Adapter) A type of video display system that
provides low-resolution text and graphics on TTL monochrome and
color monitors.
(Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) A type of low-power
integrated circuit used in computers. See also TTL.
The name you can assign a serial port to set or change its address.
See also serial port.
An instruction that directs the computer to perform a particular
operation.
The way in which a computer is set up to operate. Some
configurable options include CPU speed, serial port designation,
and memory allocation.
See math coprocessor.
(Central Processing Unit) See microprocessor.
(Cathode-Ray Tube) The type of video display used in monitors for
desktop computers.
(Direct Current) The type of current available in the rechargeable
battery packs used in portable computers. See also AC.
The factory setting your computer uses unless you instruct it
otherwise. For example, when powering up, the computer will boot
from the default drive.
The capacity of information (bytes) that can be packed onto a
storage device, such as a floppy disk.
A software program that a computer must use to recognize and
operate certain hardware, such as a mouse or a video monitor.
A device that stores data on a hard or floppy disk. A floppy disk
drive requires a floppy disk to be inserted; a hard disk drive has a
permanently encased hard disk.
(Disk Operating System) See operating system.