Dell Venue 8 Pro User Manual page 41

Micro-USB ‑ universal serial bus ‑ A hardware interface for a low‑
speed device such as a USB‑compatible scanner, set of speakers,
printer, broadband devices, imaging devices, or storage devices.
Devices are plugged directly in to a 5‑pin socket on your tablet, both
to communicate and to supply electric power. The micro‑USB port
can be connected to a standard USB port using micro‑USB to USB
cable.
R
resolution ‑ The sharpness and clarity of an image produced by
a printer or displayed on a monitor. The higher the resolution, the
sharper the image.
S
Service Tag ‑ A bar code label on your tablet that identifies your tablet
when you call Dell for customer service or technical support.
shortcut ‑ An icon that provides quick access to frequently used
programs, files, folders, and drives. When you place a shortcut on your
Windows Start screen, the home screen of Windows 8 is made up of
'Live Tiles', and touch the tile, you can open its corresponding folder
or file without having to find it first. Shortcut tiles do not change the
location of files.
sleep mode ‑ A power management mode that shuts down all
unnecessary computer operations to save energy.
V
V ‑ volt ‑ The measurement of electric potential or electromotive
force. One V appears across a resistance of one ohm when a current
of one ampere flows through that resistance.
VAC ‑ voltage in alternating current ‑ A mathematics of AC voltages,
as alternating currents are caused by alternating voltages.
VDC ‑ voltage in direct current ‑ A measurement in a DC system. The
current flows directly, in one direction in the circuit, and flows at a
specific, constant voltage.
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