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Glossary
removable disk
drive. A Flash drive is one example of a removable disk.
resolution
can be produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a
printer, resolution is expressed in dots per inch (dpi). For a
screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available
horizontally and vertically.
restart
reloading the operating system without turning the computer
off. See also
RGB (Red, Green, Blue) monitor
reproduces all colors by mixing red, green, and blue light in
various combinations.
RJ45 connector
computer to a network.
ROM (Read-Only Memory)
be read but not written to. Non-volatile here means that
information in ROM remains whether or not the computer is
receiving power. This type of memory is used to store your
computer's BIOS, which is essential instructions the
computer reads when you start it up. See also
memory
S
Secure Digital (SD)
card used to store and transfer data between digital
products, providing encryption capability for content
security.
select
with the intent to perform some operation on it.
shortcut
Sleep
allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your open
applications and to continue from where you left off when
you turn the computer on again.
software
—A disk that can be removed from a disk
—A measure of the sharpness of the images that
—Synonymous with reboot. To reset the computer by
boot
.
—An eight-wire connector used to connect a
. Compare
—To highlight or otherwise specify text, data, or graphics
keyboard shortcut
—See
—A feature of some Windows
program
—See
—Non-volatile memory that can
RAM
.
—A small, portable, non-volatile memory
.
®
hardware
. Compare
—A monitor that
BIOS,
operating systems that
.
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